Giovanni D'Aquila
*1 December 1966
Works by Giovanni D'Aquila
Biography
Born in Sicily in 1966 Giovanni D'Aquila begins to study music in school age, graduating in Piano and Composition. From 1995 works mainly as composer, writing liric, symphonic, chamber and stage music; his works are regularly performed in the most important concert seasons and commissioned by the most relevant musical institutions in Italy (Arena di Verona, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Teatro Politeama Bellini di Catania, Pomeriggi musicali di Milano, Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese, I solisti aquilani, Milano Classica, Taormina Arte, Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, etc.) and abroad (Svizzera, Irlanda, Olanda, Polonia, Germania, Portogallo, Stati Uniti, Giappone, Finlandia, Francia, Macedonia, Russia, Slovenia, Estonia, Cina, etc.), broadcasted by RAI radiotre and Deutschland Radiokultur; he worked with musical editors like Rodaviva, Sonzogno, Kelidon. At now, Giovanni D'Aquila is professor of Composition at the “A. Scarlatti” Conservatory in Palermo.
About the music
My music is simple, based upon recognizing consonance as a basic valour, which makes meaningful and consequently values dissonance; uses stilistic features of several different compositive schools of the XX and XXI century. Is founded on harmonics sistems based upon modal systems and/or different backgrounds (such as Pentatonic, or Ottatonic systems, etc.) blended with each other: this with the aim to obtain unusual and less common combinations as much as possible: besides uses symmetrical and traslational mouvements to recombine again sounds in always different ways. I prefer compose for Orchestra: orchestral complement grandiosity and extraordinary richness of timbre fits perfectly to my inspiration; my orchestra is not so great, but rich of colours and timbres (all the second instruments play double part) expanded through the presence of electric and electronic instruments (electric guitar, electric bass, one or two sinthesizers).