luigi nono was an italian avant-garde composer of classical music and remains one of the most prominent composers of the 20th century.nono, born in venice, was a member of a wealthy artistic family; his grandfather was a notable painter. nono began music lessons with gian francesco malipiero at the venice conservatory in 1941, where he acquired knowledge of the renaissance madrigal tradition, amongst other styles. after graduating with a degree in law from the university of padua, he was given encouragement in composition by bruno maderna. through maderna, he became acquainted with hermann sc…