Cosimo Lingardo
Parallel motion
Short instrumentation: 2 2 3 2 - 4 2 2 1, perc(3), str
Duration: 9'
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute
oboe (2 players)
clarinet in Bb
clarinet in Eb
bass clarinet
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st trumpet in Bb
2nd trumpet in Bb
1st trombone
2nd trombone
bass tuba
1st percussion
2nd percussion
3rd percussion
1st violin I (8 players)
2nd violin I (8 players)
1st violin II (8 players)
2nd violin II (8 players)
1st viola (6 players)
2nd viola (6 players)
1st violoncello (5 players)
2nd violoncello (5 players)
double bass (6 players)
Parallel motion
Work introduction
The orchestral composition is entirely built on the contrapuntal technique of recti upright and parallel motion. In the work the traditional concepts of melody and harmony are radically modified and the relationship between space and musical time represent the extreme expression of a structural design totally elaborated by the composer.