The idea of the piece that a single sound is subjected to a series of transformations. (Sources dispute whether the original sound is a pure, electronically generated sound or a note blown on the flute by Severino Gazzelloni.) The sound is taken through twenty-two different stages of change, linked together on tape. Each new stage adds a minute bit of change or elaboration to the basic sound, so that the piece at some level becomes about sound itself. The sound seems to be traveling on a continuum between the starting point and the ending point. "Continuum," then, is the s… read more
The idea of the piece that a single sound is subjected to a series of transformations. (Sources dispute whether the original sound is a pure, electro… read more
The idea of the piece that a single sound is subjected to a series of transformations. (Sources dispute whether the original sound is a pure, electronically generated sound or a note blo… read more
Bruno Maderna (Venice 1920 - Darmstadt 1973) was an Italian-German director and composer. At the age of four he was taught violin in Chioggia, and his grandfather noticed he was a prodigy; Madame de Polignac (a French princess and patron) paid his following studies, so at the age of eight he was able to direct the Milano La Scala theatre and the (Verona's) Arena orchestras. From here, he started an enfant prodige career, internationally known as "Brunetto" (italian for Little Bruno). He protracted his studies in Milan (1935), Venice (1939) and in Rome (1940), where he… read more
Bruno Maderna (Venice 1920 - Darmstadt 1973) was an Italian-German director and composer. At the age of four he was taught violin in Chioggia, and his grandfather noticed he was a prodigy; … read more
Bruno Maderna (Venice 1920 - Darmstadt 1973) was an Italian-German director and composer. At the age of four he was taught violin in Chioggia, and his grandfather noticed he was a prodigy; Madame de Polignac (a French princess and patr… read more