Thursday, October 31, 2024

Preview of New Commissioned Compositions for 2023: Works in Progress for Solo Flute

 






Preview of new score for solo Flute inspired by Piero Manzoni, Fortunato Depero, Aldo Tambellini, Mimmo Rotella and the Arte Povera movement.  This tablature was born from a need for separation from the traditional.  This notation in no way relates to aesthetic fantasies or a quest for fashionable effects, but concern compositional facts that imply an entirely new kind of musical interpretation.

In this work as many of my compositions, the way the visual elements act upon each other is like a molecular process that combines images of transformations that occur in the real world: images of mathematical or logical transformations; multiplication of visual representations, affiliations between pairs of divergent materials; existence and absence of materials and of tactile adaptations.

I do not suggest that the art of composition is really a science of measurement and precision. I do think that any work demands precision of judgment.   It is precision that informs both the performer and the listener.


"Dimidius" for Solo Piano




"Dimidius"

For Piano

Bil Smith Composer

Commissioned by Scapa Group PLC

Utilizing an encapsulated tranche system, the notation for "Dimidius" segments motifs through the strategic implementation of bounding boxes. This approach elucidates the nuanced interplay of shifting coalitions of forms as they manifest in the performer's interpretations across temporal shifts.


Through a series of concepts, graphic protocols, and notations, "Dimidius" serves as a visual framework, delineating distinct motifs and shifting coalitions of forms and their perceptual manifestations over time. The use of bounding boxes as a notational device underscores the fluidity of perception and the multifaceted nature of artistic expression, highlighting the inherent dynamism of the compositional process.