Editing Ennio Morricone (section)

===The Group and New Consonance===

From 1964 up to their eventual disbandment in 1980, Morricone was part of ''[[Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza]]'' (G.I.N.C.), a group of composers who performed and recorded [[avant-garde]] free improvisations. The Rome-based avant-garde ensemble was dedicated to the development of [[improvisation]] and new music methods. The ensemble functioned as a laboratory of sorts, working with anti-musical systems and sound techniques in an attempt to redefine the new music ensemble and explore "New Consonance".<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gruppo-di-improvvisazione-nuova-consonanza-mn0001409455 Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza], biography, Allmusic, Sylvie Harrison. Retrieved 24 January 2013.</ref>

Known as "The Group" or "Il Gruppo", they released seven albums across the [[Deutsche Grammophon]], RCA, and Cramps labels: ''Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza'' (1966), ''The Private Sea of Dreams'' (1967), ''Improvisationen'' (1968), ''The Feedback'' (1970), ''Improvvisazioni a Formazioni Variate'' (1973), ''Nuova Consonanza'' (1975), and ''Musica su Schemi'' (1976). Perhaps the most famous of these is their album entitled ''The Feed-back'', which combines [[free jazz]] and avant-garde classical music with [[funk]]; the album frequently is sampled by [[hip hop]] DJs and is considered to be one of the most collectable records in existence, often fetching more than $1,000 at auction.<ref>Alvin Lucia, liner notes, ''Niente''. (The Omni Recording Corporation/The Roundtable), 2012.</ref>

[[File:Gruppoimprovvisazione.jpg|thumb|Morricone in 1978 with [[Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza]]]]
Morricone played a key role in The Group and was among the core members in its revolving line-up; in addition to serving as their trumpet player, he directed them on many occasions and they can be heard on a large number of his scores.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sciannameo |first=Franco |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b2_KDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA77 |title=Reflections on the Music of Ennio Morricone: Fame and Legacy |date=2020 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4985-6901-9 |pages=77–79 |language=en}}</ref> Held in high regard in avant-garde music circles, they are considered to be the first experimental composers collective, their only peers being the British improvisation collective [[AMM (group)|AMM]]. Their influence can be heard in free improvising ensembles from the European movements including the [[Evan Parker|Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble]], the Swiss electronic free improvisation group [[Voice Crack]], [[John Zorn]],<ref>[http://dangerousminds.net/comments/ennio_morricones_noise_ensemble_gruppo_di_improvvisazione_di_nuova_consonan Ennio Morricone's noise ensemble: Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza] dangerousminds.net, 5 November 2011.</ref> and in the techniques of modern classical music and avant-garde jazz groups. The ensemble's groundbreaking work informed their work in composition. The ensemble also performed in varying capacities with Morricone, contributing to some of his 1960s and 1970s Italian soundtracks, including ''[[A Quiet Place in the Country]]'' (1969) and ''[[Cold Eyes of Fear]]'' (1971).<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wz2dxDNaEDgC&pg=PA267 |title=''Film And Television Scores, 1950–1979: A Critical Survey by Genre'', Kristopher Spencer, McFarland, September 9, 2008 |date=10 January 2014 |isbn=978-0-7864-5228-6 |access-date=24 August 2014 |last1=Spencer |first1=Kristopher|publisher=McFarland }}</ref>