Ciani, Suzanne
Ciani, Suzanne
- Christine Ammer
(b Edinburg, IN, June 4, 1946). American composer and keyboard player. Originally trained as a classical pianist, she then studied in California with electronic music pioneers Max Mathews, John M(acLeod) Chowning and Donald Buchla. Her first important works were created with the Buchla. In the mid-1970s she moved to New York, where she worked with Philip Glass. Employing both acoustic and electronic instruments (Synclavier, Waveframe, IBM- and Macintosh-based software), she produced award-winning music for television, as well as film music and numerous albums. Her style combines popular and classical elements. She has continued to perform as a soloist and with chamber ensembles, playing the piano, the Midi piano and computer-driven synthesizers.
Works
(selective list)
Buchla synth
Voices of Packaged Souls, 1969 |
Dance Series: Perche? Perche, Stretch Dance, Baudelaire, Space, Glass Houses, 1971 |
Koddesh-Koddeshim, 1972 |
New York New York, 1974 |
Lixviation, 1974 |
New York II, 1975 |
Film scores
The Incredible Shrinking Woman, 1980 |
Mother Theresa, 1986 Albums: 7 Waves, 1982 |
Velocity of Love, 1986 |
Neverland, 1988 |
History of my Hear, 1989 |
Pianissimo, 1990 |
Hotel Luna, 1991 |
Also electronic music and arrs. |