SPREZZATURA (B4 size)

Composed for Harry Sparnaay, Sprezzatura is an exploration of multiphonic spectral frequencies created by lots of specific non-standard finger trills on standard low note fingerings, and subtle embouchure changes. This is interweaved by melodic fragments.
The composer’s programme notes state: [Sprezzatura (as defined by Baldassare Castiglione in Il Cortegiano, Firenze 1528): perfect manners combined with ease and naturalness of bearing (indicative of the courtier's disdain or lack of anxiety to prove his good breading); (in general) studied carelessness. In: Reynolds, Barbara, Cambridge Italian Dictionary, p. 774]. The piece represents an attempt to achieve by a roundabout virtuoso way a simple composition for Harry Sparnaay.
The use of triadic structures creates a powerful presence, and the composer also states that the harmonics then become a kind of cantus firmus.

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