Anthony Gatto (composer)
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Anthony Gatto is an American composer
of music for theater, dance, film, opera, and concert music. He is also the founder of The Festival Dancing in Your Head
. His quintet for guitar and string quartet "Black Dog/Lucky Dog" was performed by the new-music string quartet Ethel with Mark Stewart. The work expands the opening of Led Zeppelin
's song "Black Dog
".
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of music for theater, dance, film, opera, and concert music. He is also the founder of The Festival Dancing in Your Head
The Festival Dancing in Your Head
The Festival Dancing in Your Head is a festival dedicated to commissioning, producing, and presenting new music and music films from around the world. The festival is produced by Headwaters Music, a non-profit music organization, led by composer Anthony Gatto...
. His quintet for guitar and string quartet "Black Dog/Lucky Dog" was performed by the new-music string quartet Ethel with Mark Stewart. The work expands the opening of Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
's song "Black Dog
Black dog
Black dog may refer to:* Black dog , a ghostly dog in the folklores of the British Isles* Black dog , a coin in the Caribbean, starting under the reign of Queen Anne* Black Dog , a 1998 film...
".