The composer and conductor Bruno Maderna had an early career as an infant prodigy in the second capacity. He later studied composition in Venice and in Rome, profiting from classes with Malipiero. The study of conducting with Scherchen led him to explore new fields of composition and brought him to Darmstadt and a wide association with new music. In Milan he collaborated with Berio in the establishment of the Studio di Fonologia Musicale and the development of electronic music.

Instrumental Music
Maderna’s instrumental compositions include three oboe concertos, Quadrivium for four percussionists and four orchestral groups, works of conventional instrumentation, and electronic music. He wrote music for films and for television, and his Hyperion, described as a lirica in forma di spettaculo (‘a lyric in dramatic form’), in its various versions, gave rise to a concert work.