EEEOOOSSS: Three Tuning Systems For Electric Guitar, Clarinet, And Cello.pdf

This work features music composed for and performed with samples from three instruments tuned according to distinct systems: electric guitar, bass clarinet, and cello. The piece explores the relationship between timbre, frequency, and space through a unique blend of electronic and acoustic elements.

Concept:
- Inspired by slow, intentional musical gestures that highlight sound details and nuances.
- Combines three temperaments, each instrument's tone reflecting its tuning system: Pythagorean, ancient Greek flute, and just intonation.
- The performance took place in a church, leveraging architectural space for acoustic interaction.

Sound Characteristics:
- Electric guitar (e-bow): Dark, pure tones representing Pythagorean Tuning.
- Bass clarinet: Resonating air creating frequencies from an ancient Greek flute tuning.
- Cello: Horse-hair bowed, showcasing the most inharmonic qualities among the three instruments.

Process:
- Instruments were treated as raw material, shaped through filters and envelopes while preserving their distinct timbral characters.
- Architectural space added multiple reflections, enhancing asymmetric partials and intertwining the scale systems.

Structure and Themes:
- Temporally structured like software gestures, repetition is illusory.
- Explores the boundary between electronic music and the human body in a concert setting.

Visual Concept (Cover):
- Associated with the color pink, representing Eos, the dawn goddess, and her tonalities.
- The idea of light interaction inspired an overlap of materials, creating visual interaction with light.

Credits:
- Live recording and mixing by Mirco Mencacci and Luca Ciarfella.
- Instrumentists: Alessandra Novaga (guitar), Edgardo Barlassina (clarinet), Sandro Mussida (cello).
- Mastering: Giuseppe Ielasi.
- Press and design: Althea Grafiche and Serigrafia Bertani.
- Special thanks to Donato Epiro, Marco D’Ubaldo, Charlotte Hauser.