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"The inferno of the living is not something that will be; if there is one, it is what is already here, the inferno where we live every day, that we form by being together. There are two ways to escape suffering it. The first is easy for many: accept the inferno and become such a part of it that you can no longer see it. The second is risky and demands constant vigilance and apprehension: seek and learn to recognize who and what, in the midst of inferno, are not inferno, then make them endure, give them space." - Italo Calvino
This piece explores intricate dynamics between individuals and larger groups, particularly when collective responses take a dark turn. In the current global context, this exploration gains significance as many individuals face the choice of passively adopting others' responses to world events or investing emotional energy to develop personalized perspectives and drive change.
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[...]
Struck by the sight
I cried and cried again in my delight:
"They have a ball in heaven, every night!"
There shone in that enchanted radiance
an ancient secret I could clearly sense:
the stars go home at dawn, along immense
bright boulevards of skyborne continents.
[...]
- from ‘Hajnali részegség’ (‘Dawnstruck’) by Kosztolányi Dezső; translated by Peter Zollman
This piece is based upon the Hungarian folksong ‘A hajnali csillag ragyog’ (The morning star shines). We imagine this piece to be a reflection of the possible contrasts between the often brutal forces of nature, and humans’ perceptions of these forces. Stars are essentially massive fireballs careening through space, fusion reactions churning inside them, holding the power to destroy planets and warp space-time upon their demise... and yet, in our perception they are beautiful, delicate lights that decorate the sky, bringing us a sense of tranquility and wonder.
Our piece shows this dichotomy, reflecting how our senses can contrast with reality, and how humans tend to categorize the events of the universe to fit into the emotional frameworks and meanings they perceive internally, sometimes allowing them to find beauty and respite in things as strange, violent and distant as the stars.
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This is the finale of my concert length work, Noi Vogliamo… written in conjunction with an extensive research paper on the Luigi Russolo of the Italian Futurist movement and his 1913 manifesto, The Art of Noises.
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this piece was taught and rehearsed by rote and does not have a score
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This piece is written for marimba, violin and electronics. Csitári is a reflection on the styles of minimalism and Hungarian folk music, in its fragmentation and development of the Hungarian folk song, ‘A csitári hegyek alatt.’
The line structure of the folk song is A A B A. The structure of the piece loosely follows the structure of the song in the following way:I used ‘A’ to create the repeating pattern, which builds up, then disappears as a foreign material comes in, high in the register, thinning out the texture before the climax of the piece, which is the orchestration of the third line, the ‘B’ material, mirroring its function in the folk song. Which then leads to the finale, the return of the modified ‘A’ material
This is a musique concrete video piece, originally for quadrophonics. I recorded and processed all the sounds and videos.
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This is a MIDI etude, using morse code as rhythmic material.
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