suelo seco (2020–21) | Michele Abondano by Michele Abondano published on 2022-02-22T22:54:03Z For amplified cello and piano (2020–21) The title (Spanish for ‘dry soil’) responds to an exploration of dryness as an opportunity to study he fragility of timbre from the particular and intimate experience of friction. In this composition, noise is especially approached as a dynamic entity from the materials that rub, brush or scrap the strings. Therefore, performers are invited to approach their instruments as dry soil territories in which they move to discover each textural identity. Cello and piano are explored as mirrored sources of sound, thus both instruments respond to each other as mutual extensions of their timbral conditions. Amplification works as a microscope: rather than just intensifying the sound, it is thought of as a magnifier of the inside of timbre, its structure and behaviour. Performers: Ivana Peranic (cello) and Rachel Fryer (piano) Live recording at Goldsmiths, University of London, November 2021. Illuminate Women's Music Concert Series Genre cello and piano Comment by ⭕️Ernesto Schmied⭕️ Really sounds like dragging the cello over a dry rough surface (wild effects!!). 2022-05-16T07:22:23Z Comment by Drake Mabry Expressive, captivating, roots of the earth - love it! 2022-03-26T23:08:07Z Comment by No Mates Ensemble wonderful piece 2022-02-25T02:32:05Z Comment by Dror Elimelech VERY GOOD 2022-02-25T01:58:07Z Comment by Martin Hoogeboom Nice! 2022-02-24T16:46:28Z Comment by pedro duarte Captivating! 2022-02-24T10:57:33Z Comment by ulrich langenbach / electro acoustic fantastic piece 2022-02-23T11:54:20Z