This is a list of live performances by

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composer, orchestrator, conductor and former trumpet player

Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classica ...

. He composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film and television productions. Advised to study composition, Morricone specialized in playing trumpet in the late 40s and supported himself by playing in various jazz bands. From 1964 up to their eventual disbandment in 1980, Ennio Morricone was the trumpet player of '' Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza'' (G.I.N.C.), a group of composers who performed and recorded

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free improvisations. The Rome-based avant-garde ensemble was dedicated to the development of

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and new music methods. The ensemble functioned as a laboratory of sorts, working with anti-musical systems and noise techniques in an attempt to redefine the new music ensemble and explore "New Consonance." Morricone played a key role in The Group and was among the core members in its revolving line-up; in addition to serving as their trumpet player, he directed them on many occasions and they can be heard on a large number of his scores from the 1970s.Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, Biography, Allmusic, Sylvie Harrison, Retrieved January 24, 2013
/ref> Ennio Morricone has conducted many orchestras worldwide. He is serving as one of the main conductors of the

Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra is an Italian orchestra founded in 1993, which began a collaboration with the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Since 1995, the orchestra is best known for its key role in bringing to life the music of Ennio Morricone during ...

since the mid-90s. He has conducted over 300 concerts worldwide and is still performing regularly. The composer performed in such prestigious venues as the

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in Beijing, the General Assembly Hall of the UN in New York City, the

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in London, the

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in Moscow and the Arena di Verona. Morricone made his American debut in 2007 at

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. This list includes only performances by Ennio Morricone as conductor of his film music and classical works.

Performances as conductor

References

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