Chiara Benati (born 18 July 1956) is an

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composer. She was born in

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, and studied piano, conducting and composition with

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and Cesare Augusto at the

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. After completing her education, Benati took a position teaching harmony and counterpoint at the G.B. Martini Conservatory of Bologna. In 1992, she was chosen as the representative of Italian contemporary music at the Arts Institute of Chicago. Her music has been performed and broadcast internationally.

Works

Selected works include: *''Capriccio'' for guitar *''Come Erba Sotto la Terra'', song cycle *''Idylls'', lyrics by Andrea Iezzi for voice and guitar *''Voci'' for flute, violin and piano (1989) *''Variazioni su una sequenza di Maderna'' for harp (1991) *''Chthon'' for flute and percussion (1991) *''Ove s'asconde un rivo'' for flute (1991) *''Di lievi rintocchi'' for guitar and piano (1988) *''Trio'' (in memoria di Luigi Nono) for violin, cello and piano (1991) *''Un Agnus Dei sul cantusfirmus di Frye'' for madrigal choir and orchestra *''Canto per Irma'' for Soprano voice and string orchestra Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including: *''Chiara Benati''PAN 3063

References

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