Alberto Schiavo
Rituale solitudine del gesto
(2010)
for clarinet in Bb
Duration: 8'
Solos:
clarinet in Bb
Rituale solitudine del gesto
Sample pages
Work introduction
Alberto Schiavo composed Rituale solitudine del gesto for himself. Indeed he is also a clarinettist.
The title refers back to ancient ritual gestures such as, for instance, the sign of the Cross or the religious use of incense and the composition try to explore particular sonorities using unusual fingering. In this way the instrument becomes a sort of religious utensil, a sort of a censer through which the player try to evoke ancient fragrances also producing particular sonorities.
Rituale solitudine del gesto premiered on 7 June 2010 in Padua (Italy), performed by the clarinettist Carlo Maron.