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MIB guest talk - Leonardo Bonetti

MIB guest researcher gives talk entitled "A psychologically-grounded way to compose for guitar".

08.03.2016 | Hella Kastbjerg

Dato tir 15 mar
Tid 10:00 10:30
Sted Meeting room 5th floor, Building 10, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade

Abstract

Researches about guitar techniques, psychology of music and traditional musical composition have allowed me to develop seven studies for classical guitar published in two books in the last July.

These studies have been composed so as to enhance cognitive and emotional involvement of listeners as much as possible, according to the bases of psychoacoustic perception and developing idiomatic techniques for the guitar.

Many visual and auditory excerpts from the studies will be showed and discussed.

 

Biography

Leonardo Bonetti was born in Bologna on 16 December 1992. He started the study of guitar at the age of 11 and he graduated with top marks at Conservatorio “G.B. Martini” of Bologna in the July 2013. Moreover he graduated with honors in Psychology at the University of Bologna discussing thesis: “Fluid intelligence and preference for major/minor musical mode: an experimental study”. At present he is involved in studies and research about Psychology of Music in the University of Bologna.

He performed as a guitarist and speaker in several Italian cities such as Bologna, Ferrara, San Marino. He gave lecture-recitals also in different European countries such as England and Portugal. Moreover he performed during editorial presentations, as that realized by Frédéric Zigante at “Ut Orpheus” library in Bologna.

He has been the artistic director of music festivals such as “Bolognetti Guitar Festival”, “San Giacomo Festival – La chitarra per la musica” and “San Sigismondo International Guitar Festival”.

He participated in Masterclasses with important musicians such as Piero Bonaguri, Ramon Carnota, Michael Lewin, Jesus Castro-Balbi, Hugo Geller, Walter Zanetti, Maurizio Pisati.

In the July 2015 he published two books of his own music for classical guitar with Sinfonica editor. He also won prizes such as “Guitar Contest Ansaldi-Servetti” in the highest category “Giovani Concertisti” and SEMPRE Conference Award, at ESCOM 2015 – Manchester, dedicated to young first authors of a scientific paper.

Moreover in the year 2014 he has been Professor at Conservatorio “G.B. Martini” of Bologna.

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