Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza was an Avant-garde

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 Free improvisation

Free improvisation

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 group considered the first experimental composers collective.

History

The collective was formed by Italian composer Franco Evangelisti

Franco Evangelisti

Franco Evangelisti , was an Italian composer specifically interested in the scientific theories behind sound.-Biography:...

 in Rome

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 in 1964. Drawing on Jazz

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, Serialism

Serialism

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, Musique concrete

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, and other Avant-garde

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 techniques developed by contemporary classical music composers such as Luigi Nono

Luigi Nono

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 and Giacinto Scelsi

Giacinto Scelsi

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, the group was dedicated to the development of new music techniques by improvisation, noise-techniques and anti-musical systems. The group members and frequent guests made use of extended techniques on traditional classical instruments, as well as Prepared piano

Prepared piano

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, Tape music

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 and Electronic music

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. During the 1970s the music continued to involve to embrace techniques and genres such as guitar feedback and Funk

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. In addition to concerts, the group issued a series of LP's, and also contributed to recording group member Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

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's score for Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura (1971). The group was disbanded after Evangelisti's death in 1980.

Members

Mario Bertoncini

Mario Bertoncini

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 (perc, piano)
Walter Branchi (double-bass)
Franco Evangelisti

Franco Evangelisti

Franco Evangelisti , was an Italian composer specifically interested in the scientific theories behind sound.-Biography:...

 (piano)
John Heineman (trombone, cello)
Roland Kayn (Hammond organ, vibraphone, marimba)
Egisto Macchi

Egisto Macchi

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 (perc, celesta)
Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...

 (trumpet)
Frederic Rzewski

Frederic Rzewski

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(piano)

Discography

• 1966 "Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza", LP RCA

• 1967 "The Private Sea of Dreams", LP RCA

• 1968 "Improvisationen" LP Deutsche Grammophon's Avant Garde series

• 1970 "The feed-back", LP RCA

• 1975 "Nuova Consonanza", LP Cinevox Records. Reissue 2007 CD Bella Casa.

• 1976 "Musica su Schemi", LP Cramps Records. Reissue 2002 CD Get Back.

• 1992 "1967-1975", CD Edition RZ

• 2000 Ennio Morricone - "Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), LP Dagored.

• 2006 "Azioni", CD Die Schatzel.