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Davide Zannoni was born in Spoleto, Italy. He started his career as a jazz drummer, subsequently joining the Maggio Fiorentino Orchestra, under the direction of Zubin Mehta in Florence, Italy as a percussionist. He also received a Ph.D. in Humanities from the University of Bologna. After studying composition and piano privately in Italy, he accepted a scholarship from Queens College, where he studied with Thea Musgrave and received his M.A. Davide Zannoni has written several solo, vocal, chamber and orchestral works. He has received various commissions from different performers and organizations such as the New York Festival of Song, The Downtown Chamber Players, The Darkwood Consort, Tetraktis Percussion Quartet, The Risorgimento Project, flutist Joanna Goldstein, trumpet player Ivano Ascari, soprano Lynne Hayden Findlay, percussionists James Preiss, Greg Giannascoli and Federico Poli and pianist Carlo Levi Minzi. Some of his works have been recorded by Federico Poli and Ivano Ascari on the CMT and AZ labels. His works have been choreographed in Italy and the U.S. by such groups as Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, and he wrote the music for "Where Did Forever Go", the award-winning documentary on Alzheimer's disease. His music is regularly performed in the U.S., Italy and abroad, most recently in Canada, Israel, Brasil, Australia, Finland, Lithuania, Japan and England.

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Three Rossetti Songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2006	00:05:00
Eterni Ritorni (Eternal Returns)	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2006	00:07:00
Melma Calma (Calm Slime)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2005	00:11:00
Le Pressioni Del Passato (The Pressure Of The Past)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2005	00:15:00
Glimmers Of Acceptance	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2005	00:11:00
Preghiera Di Sasso	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2003	00:11:00
Il Sole Inganna (The Sun Is Deceiving)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2003	00:13:00
Wild Forebodings	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2002	00:10:00	Wild Forebodings
Six Fleeting Moods	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2002	00:15:00
The Scent of Light	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:15:00
Until a Petal Hit the Ground	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:10:00
Making the Frozen Serpent Dance	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:15:00
Bulking Up	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:10:00
Elegia del Silenzio	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:05:00
Jikkai (The Ten Worlds)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2000	00:15:00
Antiche Armonie	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2000	00:10:00
Aldina	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1999	00:05:00
Astronomy of the Spirit	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:12:00
The Karma Quintet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:15:00
Il Pettine del Vento	Orchestra	1998	00:07:00
In The Distant Quiet	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1998	00:18:00
Fingertips of Apprehension	Orchestra	1998	00:15:00
Nottinsonni	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:18:00	Nottinsonni
Concertino dell'Incenso	Orchestra	1997	00:15:00
Dowsing	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1996	00:13:00	Dowsing
Bushido	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1996	00:12:00	Bushido
Quartetto n.3 "Della Perseveranza"	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1995	00:15:00	Quartetto n.3 "Della Perseveranza"
Quattro Quadri	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1995	00:15:00
Blind Date with Alter Egos	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1995	00:06:00
Five Subway Songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1995	00:15:00
Future Fears	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:15:00
The Book of Friends, Nos. 1-10	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1994	00:06:00
Pumping Up	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:13:00
Flutilities	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1993	00:07:00	Flutilities
A un Amico Sconosciuto	Orchestra	1993	00:18:00
Partita per un Percussionista	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1992	00:10:00
Tre Canti di Vita	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1992	00:05:00	Tre Canti di Vita
Iffy	Keyboard	1991	00:05:00
Quartetto della Luna	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:15:00
Boom Box Rondo	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:10:00
Quartetto n.2 "Dell'impermanenza"	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1990	00:13:00	Quartetto n.2 "Dell'impermanenza"
La Torre Preziosa	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1990	00:15:00
Sbachetar	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1987	00:10:00

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