Maurizio Gabrieli, graduated in Music Composition (G. Piazza, 1985), Bassoon (A. Poleggi, 1983) and Electroacoustic music (W.Branchi,1985) at the Conservatorio di Musica ‘Santa Cecilia’, Rome, and has also followed courses with K Stockhausen , H.W. Henze, S. Bussotti and S. Sciarrino. Since 1981 he has been active as a composer of music for orchestra, chamber music, theatre, dance, documentaries, electroacustic music, multimedia installations, movies and live concerts events performed in Italy and abroad. Full professor of Composition from 1986, currently he also is President of the School of Applied Music (Film Scoring) and coordinator of the “Videogame’s music” first level master at the ‘S. Cecilia’ Conservatoire in Rome. He also taught in some Universities and at "Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia" in Rome. He often uses CAC (Computer algorithmic composition techniques) and holds a course in Aleatory music in Rome Conservatory
About the music
Since I was a boy I have been fascinated by the techniques of minimal music, in particular Terry Riley and Phili Glass. I tried to combine this interest with the great interest in contemporary music techniques that I have known over the years. I often like to overlap or juxtapose these (and other) musical genres giving a flavor that sounds to my taste whether modern or ancient (or distant). Even in the theater, in electronic music and in the other experiences I have had over time, I have always tried to blend sounds that are very distant from each other. Nolite Arbitrari is a piece that partly recalls the style of Arvo Pärt but the “scattered” shocks and dissonances are a legacy of my love for G. Ligeti. Gloria is like an experiment in form, creating an atonal composition inside a tonal minimalistic other formal area. String Theory in Malaysia i a piece that I've composed in Istanbul during my presence as composer at AKM. Oltre il mosaico it's inspired to Tangerine Dream sound
Photo credits
AIV Accademia Italiana del Videogioco
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