Passacaglia, written between 2012 and 2014 in versions for multiple instruments, is a lyrical single-movement concert piece, about 7 minutes in duration, that takes a fresh look at an old form. The ground bass upon which the passacaglia is based contains a “rogue” bar, shorter in duration than the rest, which meanders throughout each repetition […]
The Trio for flute, clarinet and piano (1998) has to be interpreted as a long Recitative. The intention is to describe a mountain climb with various happenings until the reaching of the summit. The work is divided into sections and it comprehends various combinations of instruments: flute starts alone with the first recitative, then the […]
Parafrasi (1995) is a diptych as other compositions of the same period. In this particular case the dualism is also a matter of instruments. The title originated from the double idea to paraphrase different styles and to rework some of my old compositions in order to bring them to a new perspective.The two movements which […]
The satiric piece Grottesca (Grotesque) aims to explore a particular area of humor. It is not programme music, although it depicts with irony the various accidents that can happen during a music performance. A close analysis of the piece should reveal this. For the first performance a sort of pantomime was realized to emphasize better […]
Five Forms is scored for flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, horn and bassoon, and consists of five movements: I – Rondo II – Song for Clarinet and Oboe III- Extended Ternary Form IV- Invention for Horn and Bassoon V – Variations This piece was first performed by the University of Oklahoma Graduate Woodwind Quintet in Norman, […]
Little contemporary music is written for the Harpsichord, so “Andante and Jubilation” for Harpsichord, Flute and Cello is a welcome addition to the available new music. The music is written idiomatically for all three instruments. The result is a sound that achieves a fresh expression of Baroque sensibilities without attempting to copy that period’s idioms.
