Composer · b 1925 - d 2011
Aldo Clementi
Biography
Aldo Clementi (1925-2011) was an Italian composer, born in Catania. He studied piano and composition, with teachers including Alfredo Sangiorgi and Goffredo Petrassi, and later attended the Darmstadt summer courses. His encounters with Bruno Maderna and the electronic music studio of RAI in Milan were important to his development. His mature music is especially associated with intricate contrapuntal textures and canonic processes. He taught music theory at the University of Bologna from 1971 to 1992.