A tribute to Bruno Maderna

A tribute to Bruno Maderna

Bruno Maderna, a Venetian, cultured and very important composer and conductor, unfortunately died early, will leave an indelible groove in the music of the twentieth century while retaining that light trait in every note of his work, probably inherited from childhood when his father Umberto Grossato, musician of entertainment, transmits the first musical rudiments to him. In fact, at the age of seven he performed as a violinist and conductor. In 1940 he graduated in composition in Santa Cecilia and in those same years he began frequenting Malipiero, then director of the Venice Conservatory, from whom he inherited his interest in ancient music and Renaissance polyphony.