Tracce Vb

“Tracce” is a collection of pieces for solo instruments (clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, double bass and voice) I wrote between 1991 and 2002. The aim of the collection was to explore different kinds of virtual polyphony through contrappositions, interpolations and superpositions of well known melodic excerpts of Western tradition with more semantically ‘neutral’ sonic materials.
Tracce Vb (1997) for double bass and distortion pedal is an extension of Games (for double bass and electronics) cadenza plus a furious impro at the end. The piece is dedicated to  Peter Kowald

More about “Tracce”
Fabio Cifariello Ciardi, 2008. “Local and Global Connotations in Sonic Composition”.
Organised Sound, Volume 13/2. Cambridge University Press
Fabio Cifariello Ciardi , 1998 ” La connotazione dell’evento sonoro: un parametro musicale ? ”
in “Psicologia Cognitiva e Composizione musicale: intersezioni e prospettive comuni” a cura di Rosalia Di Matteo, ed. Kappa, Roma.
Fabio Cifariello Ciardi , 1997 ” Retrieving Long Term Memory traces in contemporary music listening: a composer view ”
Atti della Third International ESCOM Conference, Uppsala – Sweden.