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He began studying the violin at 6 and piano at 8, and, from 1948 to 1954, was [[tenor sax]] in the group [[Roman New Orleans Jazz Band]].<ref name=shbio/> He was later also a member of the [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]] groups [[Musica Elettronica Viva]] and [[Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Domenico Guàccero|title=Un iter segnato|year=2005|publisher=Ricordi, 2005|isbn=8875927979}}</ref> In 1959, he graduated in Composition with [[Goffredo Petrassi]] at the [[Santa Cecilia Conservatory]]<ref>''Discoteca'', Vol.3, 1962, p.21</ref> and in 1962 he obtained Italian citizenship.<ref name=shbio/>
He began studying the violin at 6 and piano at 8, and, from 1948 to 1954, was [[tenor sax]] in the group [[Roman New Orleans Jazz Band]].<ref name=shbio/> He was later also a member of the [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]] groups [[Musica Elettronica Viva]] and [[Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Domenico Guàccero|title=Un iter segnato|year=2005|publisher=Ricordi, 2005|isbn=8875927979}}</ref> In 1959, he graduated in Composition with [[Goffredo Petrassi]] at the [[Santa Cecilia Conservatory]]<ref>''Discoteca'', Vol.3, 1962, p.21</ref> and in 1962 he obtained Italian citizenship.<ref name=shbio/>


Having graduated in [[ethnomusicology]] from [[U.C.L.A.]], he authored several books and essays. His compositions include several notable soundtracks, such as [[Mino Guerrini]]'s ''[[Omicidio per appuntamento]]'' (1967), [[Giulio Questi]]'s ''[[Django Kill]]'' (1967), [[Nelo Risi]]'s ''[[Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl]]'' (1968) and [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]'s ''[[The Passenger (1975 film)|The Passenger]]'' (1975).<ref>{{cite book|last=Gianni Canova|title=Enciclopedia del cinema|year=2002|publisher=Garzanti, 2002|isbn=8811504988}}</ref>
Having graduated in [[ethnomusicology]] from [[U.C.L.A.]], he authored several books and essays. His compositions include several notable soundtracks, such as [[Mino Guerrini]]'s ''[[Omicidio per appuntamento]]'' (1967), [[Giulio Questi]]'s ''[[Django Kill]]'' (1967), [[Nelo Risi]]'s ''[[Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl]]'' (1968) and [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]'s ''[[The Passenger (1975 film)|The Passenger]]'' (1975).<ref>{{cite book|last=[[Gianni Canova]]|title=Enciclopedia del cinema|year=2002|publisher=[[Garzanti]] |isbn=8811504988}}</ref>


An album of his chamber works is published on the label [[Stradivarius (record label)|Stradivarius]].
An album of his chamber works is published on the label [[Stradivarius (record label)|Stradivarius]].

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Ivan Vandor (13 October 1932 – 15 November 2020) was an Italian composer, musician and ethnomusicologist of Hungarian origin.

Life

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Born in Pécs, Vandor moved to Rome, Italy with his family in 1938.[1]

He began studying the violin at 6 and piano at 8, and, from 1948 to 1954, was tenor sax in the group Roman New Orleans Jazz Band.[1] He was later also a member of the avant-garde groups Musica Elettronica Viva and Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza.[2] In 1959, he graduated in Composition with Goffredo Petrassi at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory[3] and in 1962 he obtained Italian citizenship.[1]

Having graduated in ethnomusicology from U.C.L.A., he authored several books and essays. His compositions include several notable soundtracks, such as Mino Guerrini's Omicidio per appuntamento (1967), Giulio Questi's Django Kill (1967), Nelo Risi's Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl (1968) and Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger (1975).[4]

An album of his chamber works is published on the label Stradivarius.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Biennale di Venezia (1981). Dopo l'avanguardia: prospettive musicali intorno agli anni '80. Biennale di Venezia, Settore musica, 1981. ISBN 8820802872.
  2. ^ Domenico Guàccero (2005). Un iter segnato. Ricordi, 2005. ISBN 8875927979.
  3. ^ Discoteca, Vol.3, 1962, p.21
  4. ^ Gianni Canova (2002). Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti. ISBN 8811504988.
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