Daniele Zanettovich. Variazioni sopra a un Gloria

The Liturgy of Holy Saturday ends with the acclamation Gloria in excelsis Deo, an indirect announcement of the Resurrection: then the bells (which had remained silent during the days of Passion) are melted and we enter into the atmosphere of the Easter celebration.

The very brief musical cue on which this Gloria is sung serves as the theme for two series of 12 micro-variations in which the thematic cell is carried over all the degrees of the chromatic scale, not in contiguous succession but arranged in free sequence.

The piece is dedicated to the 2023 edition of the International Violin Competition 'Premio Rodolfo Lipizer'.

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Daniele Zanettovich was born in Trieste in 1950. A pupil of Dario De Rosa and Giulio Viozzi, he graduated in piano (1968), choral music (1969) and composition (1970). As a composer, he has made a name for himself in the most prestigious competitions, winning first prize at the 'Prince Pierre de Monaco' (twice: in 1972 and 1978), at the XX Concorso Internazionale 'Città di Trieste' (in 1973), at the XVI Concorso Nazionale 'G. F. Malipiero' and at the Concours International Opéra et Ballet in Geneva (in 1981), as well as various prizes and awards in other national and international competitions. His production - which ranges from theatre to symphonic music, from the choral repertoire to chamber music - is published by the most important publishing houses: Casa Musicale Sonzogno in Milan, Leduc in Paris, Casa Ricordi, Curci, Zanibon, Suvini- Zerboni, Pizzicato, etc.) and has now been performed all over the world with wide acclaim from the public and critics. 

Daniele Zanettovich has also been active as a conductor: he has conducted the Orchestra National dell'Opéra di Montecarlo, the Orchestra del Teatro Verdi di Trieste, the Orchestra A.I.D.E.M. di Firenze, the Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, the Orchestra dell'Ente Arena di Verona, the Orchestra Filarmonica di Udine, as well as various ensembles and chamber orchestras. 

In April 2013, his opera 'Marco Polo' on a libretto by Fabio Ceresa under the baton of Nada Matosevič had its world premiere at the Ivan Zajc Theatre in Rijeka. 

He was a teacher of Theory and Solfeggio (since 1968) and then of Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue and Composition at the Conservatorio "Jacopo Tomadini" in Udine (formerly Liceo Musicale Pareggiato) from 1973 to 2008.