Luigi Zaninelli

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Luigi Zaninelli
Born Luigi Zaninelli
(1932-03-30) March 30, 1932
New Jersey, U.S.
Residence Hattiesburg, MS
Nationality Italian-American
Other names Lou Hayward
Education D.I.P
Alma mater Curtis Institute of Music
Occupation Composer
Years active 1973-present
Employer The University of Southern Mississippi
Notable work(s) Compositions
Awards Steinway Prize
Website
USM School of Music

Luigi Zaninelli (born 30 March 1932 in New Jersey) is an Italian-American composer of vocal and instrumental music.

Biography

Zaninelli was born in New Jersey, and began his musical career as a jazz pianist at the age of 12, but also learned to appreciate European "Classical" music.[1] He became a student and an instructor at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Curtis sent him to Italy to study under the legendary Rosario Scalero.[2] In 1973 he was appointed to the music faculty as the composer-in-residence at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, a position he held until his retirement in 2009.[3][4][5]

He has won several awards for his music. In addition to the Steinway Prize, he is a three-time Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters winner.

Music

Zaninelli has published over 300 works. He uses the name "Lou Hayward" for his jazz compositions and arrangements and his given name for his "serious" compositions.[6] His concert arrangements of Gospel Hymns and Folksongs for solo voice are a favorite of U.S. voice teachers to use with college students.

Compositions

Vocal and choral works

  • Ave Maria (SATB - a capella) (C. Alan Publications)
  • The Battle for Vicksburg (theater piece for soprano, piano, and narrator), 1982 (E. C. Kerby)
  • Beginnings (solo voice and piano or chamber orchestra, texts by Eudora Welty), 1992 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
  • Five American Gospel Songs (medium voice and piano), 1986 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
  • Five American Revival Songs (solo voice and piano), 1991 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
  • Five Folk Songs (high voice and piano), 1979 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
  • Five Folk Songs (medium voice and piano), 1984 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
  • Five Folk Songs, Volume II (medium voice and piano), 1989 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
  • Five Sacred Songs (solo voice with piano) (C. Alan Publications)
  • Good Friday (opera), 1998
  • My Father's World (SATB choir with piano) (C. Alan Publications)
  • O Child Divine (SATB with organ/piano) (C. Alan Publications)
  • Pie Jesu (SATB with organ) (C. Alan Publications)
  • Remember, O Mortal Man (SATB with organ) (C. Alan Publications)
  • Seven Sanctuary Songs (solo voice and piano), 1987 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
  • Song of Mary (SATB with organ) (C. Alan Publications)
  • Trinity Mass (SATB with organ) (C. Alan Publications)

Chamber music

  • Elegy (alto saxophone and piano) (C. Alan Publications)
  • A Lexicon of Beasties (piano and narrator) (G. Schirmer)
  • The Steadfast Tin Soldier (instruments and narrator, revised 1990 for narrator and orchestra) (G. Schirmer)
  • Suite Concertante for Alto Saxophone (alto saxophone and piano) (C. Alan Publications)
  • Suite Concertante for Flute (flute and piano) (C. Alan Publications)
  • Speak Gently (keyboard percussion quartet)

Orchestra

  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit (tuba, narrator, and orchestra) (G. Schirmer)

Wind Ensemble

  • Adagio on a Sussex Carol (C. Alan Publications)
  • Burla and Variations for Woodwind Quartet
  • The Cymbalist (C. Alan Publications)
  • Danza Furiosa (C. Alan Publications)
  • The Dwarf of Venice (C. Alan Publications)
  • Italian Carol (C. Alan Publications)
  • Lagan Love (C. Alan Publications)
  • Little Scherzo (C. Alan Publications)
  • My Father's World (with otional treble choir) (C. Alan Publications)
  • Prayer and Canto (C. Alan Publications)
  • Remembrance (C. Alan Publications)
  • Roma Sacra (C. Alan Publications)
  • Sunset (C. Alan Publications)
  • Symphony for Winds and Percussion (C. Alan Publications)
  • Three Dances of Enchantment (C. Alan Publications)

References

  1. ↑ C. Alan Publications web site: http://www.c-alanpublications.com/composers/zaninelli-luigi.html
  2. ↑ http://mswritersandmusicians.com/musicians/luigi-zaninelli.html
  3. ↑ Jacobson, Marion (4 April 1990). "Trying to Arouse `Imagination' at Kennedy Center". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  4. ↑ Smith, Tim (24 January 1989). "TRIO'S PERFORMANCE POLISHED, SENSITIVE TO NUANCES". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Luigi Zaninelli". Mississippi musicians and writers. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  6. ↑ C. Alan Publications web site: http://www.c-alanpublications.com/composers/zaninelli-luigi.html
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