Alpinia. 3 Pieces for 5 Guitars or Guitar Ensemble (2011)
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SKU: UT.CH-157
Composed by Giorgio Signorile. Saddle stitching. Classical. Score and Parts. 40 pages. Ut Orpheus #CH 157. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.CH-157).ISBN 9790215320369. 9 x 12 inches.
Vals d'la Masca; Il racconto della Montagna; Sequenze sotterranee
The Alpinia Suite was commissioned and composed for the festival <
The first movement is a small Waltz. I imagined a Masca (a sort of alpine pixie, a teasing sprite), dancing all around the house and playing tricks, mostly harmless and funny. The Masca is a legendary and very important character in the folklore of my valleys, and all rationally inexplicable events of everyday life are ascribed to her - such as objects that cannot be found anymore, holes in flour sacks, salt in sugar bowls...
The next two movements are a homage to the Mountains. The Tale is a sort of journal, a bright and peaceful chronicle of a hike uphill, in which the beauty of the place is highlighted by an easy harmony and a sweet melody. After this, Underground sequences evokes that same world in a darker and nocturnal way; the faster pace and the choice of repeated and varying patterns are meant to show the transformation of the former environment into something more complex and tormented. Here mountains are a metaphor of human life, warts and all: their sundrenched slopes and their green pasture grasslands, but also their icy and dangerous northern sides, which demand calm, training and caution.
(G. Signorile).
Song List (3)
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- Vals d'la Masca (Waltz of the Masca)
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- Il racconto della Montagna (A Mountain Tale)
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- Sequenze sotterranee (Underground sequences)