Domenico Giannetta

DOMENICO GIANNETTA (1974) is an Italian music composer, theorist and teacher.

In his catalogue there are works for stage, orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo instruments, solo voices and chorus.

He has received different awards in important national and international competitions for composers. Giannetta's works have been performed in different countries (Italy, Germany, France, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, Japan, Brazil and Columbia) by important ensembles (Quintetto Bibiena, Trio Caroli, Atem Sax Quartet, Duo Disecheis, Trio Dmitrij, De Stefano Piano Duo, Duo Novecembalo, Tetraktis-percussioni, Ensemble Antidogma, DolciAure Consort, New York Miniaturist Ensemble, Modus Trio, MusicAttuale String Quartet, Ensemble Music Live, Trio Kletzmer and Trio Agosto), by orchestras (Camerata Europæa, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio, Philharmonia Mediterranea, Orchestra 'La Grecìa', Orchestra del Teatro Cilea di Reggio Calabria and The Bourbaki Ensemble, conducted by Daniele Agiman, Luigi De Filippi, Antonio Cipriani, Vito Cristofaro, Marco Alibrando, Mauro Fabbri, Anna Duczmal-Mróz, Maria Makraki and David Angell), and by soloists as Francesco Manara, Emanuele Arciuli, David Brutti, Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, Adolfo Del Cont, Sandro Meo, Manuel Meo, Stefania Scolastici, Francesco Zingariello, Maria Elena Romanazzi, Anna Daniela Sestito and Gabriella Corsaro.

In 2007 Giannetta published «I Nocturnes di Claude Debussy: uno studio analitico», a detailed analysis of the three orchestral Nocturnes by Debussy, including discussion of aspects of modes, melody, rhythm, formal construction and more (Libreria Musicale Italiana).

In 2008-2009 he wrote his first opera «Maria Olivares», for soli, choir and orchestra, performed at the 'Alfonso Rendano' Opera Theatre of Cosenza (Italy).

In 2017 he published the first edition with critical notes of the music drama «Ecuba» (1812) composed by Nicola Antonio Manfroce (Edizioni del Conservatorio di Musica Fausto Torrefranca).

In 2023 he published «Tecniche per l'analisi della musica post-tonale» (Libreria Musicale Italiana), an extensive manual dedicated to the analysis of early twentieth-century music.

Giannetta is teacher of harmony and analysis at the 'Fausto Torrefranca' Conservatory of Music in Vibo Valentia (Italy).