Deepstaria (2019)

for electric trio

Co-commission: Ensemble L’arsenale and Ma/In Festival, with the support of SIAE Classici di Oggi.

Instrumentation: 2 analogue synthesizers (Doepfer Dark Energy II & Korg MS10) and e.guitar with pedals (ring mod & particle delay)

Duration: 13’ ca.

Première: 07.12.2019 @ S.Gregorio , Treviso (IT), Nuova Musica a Treviso

Ensemble L’arsenale (Filippo Perocco, Lorenzo Tomio, Roberto Durante)

Artwork/Video: Fishlyt - Giovanna Caliari

The title refers to a genus of Jellyfish known for its shape-shifting form. Fascinated by this mysterious and ever-changing animal living in the depth of the ocean, I used the continuous sound transformation as a principle for the composition. Thanks to external rhythmic inputs (step sequencers and arpeggiators), the performers are able to focus almost exclusively on shaping the timbral characteristics of sound matter (of analogue synths), the form of waves, spanning from sharp spikes to fluid sustained tones.

PERFORMANCES

07.12.19 @ S.Gregorio, Treviso (IT), Ensemble L’arsenale, WP

20.05.20 @ Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome (IT), Jim Dine Exhibition, Ensemble L’arsenale  CANCELLED DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC

27.10.20 @ BKA Theater, Berlin (DE), Unerhörte Musik, Ensemble L’arsenale CANCELLED DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC

05.11.20 @ Laboratorio S.Filippo Neri, Bologna (IT), Bologna Modern, Ensemble L’arsenale  CANCELLED DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC

10.12.20 @ Barocksaal – Priesterseminar, Graz (AT), Open Music, Ensemble L’arsenale  CANCELLED DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC

04.06.22 @ @ Druckereihalle im Ackermannshof, Basel (CH), Attacca Festival. Francesco Palmieri, Robin Michel, Lorenzo Colombo