Paolo Geminiani
Osservare tra frondi...
Duration: 9'
Instrumentation details:
flute
electric piano
Osservare tra frondi...
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Paolo Geminiani
Elektro-Klavier (Osservare tra frondi...)
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Type: Stimme
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Work introduction
The title and the character of the piece was suggested by the poem by Eugenio Montale Meriggiare pallido assorto (Ossi di seppia 1925): "Observe among fronds..."
The piece consists of three parts: 1. Sweety expressive
2. Freely, improvising
3. Like a suspended time
the second of which has a random-improvisational character, determined heights are indicated only in certain points, mainly revolving around to the Bb and A pitchs, central polarity of the whole composition, while in other cases it is defined only the overall instrumental gesture, the character of the durations and the direction of the register path.
The overall duration of the individual parts marked in the score (a, a ', b, c) is only indicative.
As regards the last part, the free intervention of the flute in the sections is foreseen marked as A and B, within which the performer can elaborate their own intervention starting from the two hextonal scales:
A B reb Eb fa G and B Do D D E mi # G #, since much of the harmony
of the piece is constructed in this sense.
Alternatively or alternation it is possible to perform sounds at an indeterminate height, puffs, trills and tremolos, pedaling....
Regarding the piano timbre, we recommend:
Part 1 "Sweety expressive":
Tone based on the classic sound of the electric piano, heavily reverberated, with a soft attack of the sound
Part 2 "Freely, improvising":
Lighter tone, “harpsichord”, with a sharp and very pronounced attack
Part 3 "Like a suspended time": Classical piano stamp
What is necessary to perform this work?
electric piano with amplification