Reverberated Grain

Reverberated Grain

Reverberated Grain

two pianists and Extended Pedal

two pianists and Extended Pedal

Two performers reaching into the open interior of a grand piano to activate its strings and resonant surfaces.

Photo: David Giacomelli and Mattia Di Falco

Year

2022

Duration

17 min

Category

Chamber

Features

Extended Pedal

Two performers share the open piano and Extended Pedal, composing friction, grain, movement and resonance through a mobile intra-instrumental choreography.

Two performers share the open piano and Extended Pedal, composing friction, grain, movement and resonance through a mobile intra-instrumental choreography.

Two performers share the open piano and Extended Pedal, composing friction, grain, movement and resonance through a mobile intra-instrumental choreography.

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FILMED PERFORMANCE · 2022

Programme Note

Reverberated Grain explores the Extended Pedal through a two-performer configuration. Both musicians access the open piano from different positions, sharing resonance control while working with strings, case, friction and accidental key activation.

The instrument becomes a space of circulation rather than a frontal keyboard. Grain emerges from contact and movement, and the choreography of reaching, crossing and listening becomes inseparable from the resulting resonant texture.

From the Score

Shared piano activation and Extended Pedal resonance

Score

Score available on request from the composer.

Gallery

Two performers working simultaneously inside an open grand piano during a low-lit performance.
Two performers working simultaneously inside an open grand piano during a low-lit performance.

Two-pianist performance around the grand piano

Photo: David Giacomelli and Mattia Di Falco

Two performers standing beside an open grand piano on a concert-hall stage.
Two performers standing beside an open grand piano on a concert-hall stage.

Extended Pedal · resonance control

Gloved hands activating strings and resonant elements inside an open grand piano.
Gloved hands activating strings and resonant elements inside an open grand piano.

Shared piano activation · performance