related works
Perspectives : for symphonic wind orchestra / Maximiliano Amici
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc 4fl 2ob eh 7cl cl-b cl-cb 2bsn 2sax-a sax-t 4h 3tpt 3trb 2euph tb timp 3perc pf
Chain of changes for pianosolo : 21 December 1968 / Klaas de Vries
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
Les Donemoiselles : six piècettes pour piano / Jan Mul
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
Two lagrangian functions : for 6 pianos, 1992 / Dominy Clements
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
6pf
composition
Solo : Fictionalized description of a creative process for piano / Maximiliano Amici
Other authors:
Amici, Maximiliano
(Composer)
Description:
One of the infinite ways of composing music consists of sitting at the piano, alone – hence the title Solo – starting to dream and exploring endless combinations of sounds, letting the mind go, and then fixing on paper the best results of those sessions. With this piece, I try to capture the magic of some of those moments while also recounting something about the creative process itself in a self-reflective way.
In fact, the actual creative unfolding is often not as linear as what you will hear. I "cut out the dull bits" and chose not to insert in the final composition the countless interruptions, temper tantrums, and dead ends that often pervade such sessions. Nonetheless, as you will hear, I did describe some ‘failed attempts,’ and the piece does mock some hitches and glitches of the creative process. In writing this music, I tried to create something unique and poetic.
Maximilano Amici