Lampi

Lampi A chamber concerto for piano, ensemble and the Low Tone Orchestra. Dedicated to Daniel Thorpe Commissioned by the Forest Collective Piano, low strings, low winds, low brass, percussion, harp, accordian, electronics (fixed) and a.m. radios. The Decibel ScorePlayer is required to perform this work (see below) PROGRAM NOTE This piece is based on a 1929 poem by Antonia Pozzi: Lampi Stannotte un sussultante cielo malato di nuvole nere acuisce a sprazzi vividi Il mio desiderio insonne e lo fa duro e lucente come una lama d’acciaio The work examines the contrasts of sharp and blunt, light and dark, dream and wake, sickness and wellness, action and stasis, which form cornerstones in the poem. Sharp moments of action, attack and volume contrast with the sensual sub tones of the Low Tone Orchestra, a fixed media part of multiple low frequency sine tones. INSTRUCTIONS The score is proportional, with the highest point of the screen being the highest pitch reference, the bottom being the lowest pitch reference. Line thickness indicates dynamic (should be very soft as a starting point). The piano part should be performed in a more soloistic way, so can have an increased dynamic range. Round dots = soft pizz, tongue ram; crosses= Bartok pizz/key click. Groupings of instruments: Each colour represents an instrument or instrument group. Do not all play the same note: microtonal clusters encouraged. The electronic play back part is fixed and embedded in the score file. It is notated as an indication only.The score should be read in the Decibel ScorePlayer application on an iPad, or as a movie file, available on the composers’ website. Piano: Length of line notations is total time fingers rest on keys. Try to limit the hammer start sound. Opaque lines indicate soft pedal applied for duration of that note. Dashed lines indicate a tight tremelo effect, over one or several notes. Percussion [vibraphone, bass drum, tam tam, 2 large cymbals on stands]: line = long sounds (bowed/superball on bass drum), dashed line = large soft ...