La Matita di Leonardo Luciano Feliciani

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Komponist / Composer: Luciano Feliciani
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Instrumentation: Concert Band
Produkttyp / Product: Partitura e parti A4+ (24 x 32 cm)

“Genius men sometimes do more when they work less,  because they are thinking about inventions and forming the perfect idea in their minds, which they later express with their hands.”
Leonardo Da Vinci
2019 coincided with the 500-year anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the greatest men of genius in history, a universal genius who was a scientist, philosopher, architect, painter, musician, engineer, anatomist, botanist, designer, and planner.
This composition entitled La Matita di Leonardo (Leonardo's Pencil), represents an ideal journey into the mind of the Tuscan genius: in the first part of the piece, percussion instruments underline the ticking of the passage of time that anticipates the birth of the idea, while short thematic cells in various instruments alternate, drawing the rhythmic melodic line. On this background, we hear the main theme entrusted to the dark tones of trombone and euphonium. The music proceeds with a growing pace and an adventurous character to represent the genesis of Leonardo's machines, which are in fact the result of the drawings of his pencil.
In the second, more animated part, a new theme is introduced, varied, and elaborated, thus giving life to a vigorous movement meant to describe the drawings that come to life, leaving the pages of Leonardo’s codes. In the coda the two themes overlap, transporting the listener towards a resolute and rhythmically energetic conclusion in an enthralling and engaging finale.
MUSIC FOR YOUNG BAND


Full score and parts A4+ (24 x 32 cm)

[EN]2019 coincided with the 500-year anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the greatest men of genius in history, a universal genius who was a scientist, philosopher, architect, painter, musician, engineer, anatomist, botanist, designer, and planner. This composition entitled La Matita di Leonardo (Leonardo's Pencil), represents an ideal journey into the mind of the Tuscan genius: in the first part of the piece, percussion instruments underline the ticking of the passage of time that anticipates the birth of the idea, while short thematic cells in various instruments alternate, drawing the rhythmic melodic line. On this background, we hear the main theme entrusted to the dark tones of trombone and euphonium. The music proceeds with a growing pace and an adventurous character to represent the genesis of Leonardo's machines, which are in fact the result of the drawings of his pencil. In the second, more animated part, a new theme is introduced, varied, and elaborated, thus giving life to a vigorous movement meant to describe the drawings that come to life, leaving the pages of Leonardo’s codes. In the coda the two themes overlap, transporting the listener towards a resolute and rhythmically energetic conclusion in an enthralling and engaging finale.

[DE]2019 jährt sich der Todestag von Leonardo Da Vinci, einem der größten Genies der Geschichte, einem Universalgenie, das Wissenschaftler, Philosoph, Architekt, Maler, Musiker, Ingenieur, Anatom, Botaniker, Designer und Planer war. Diese Komposition mit dem Titel La Matita di Leonardo (Leonardos Bleistift) stellt eine ideale Reise in den Geist des toskanischen Genies dar: Im ersten Teil des Stücks unterstreichen Schlaginstrumente das Ticken der Zeit, das die Geburt der Idee vorwegnimmt, während sich kurze thematische Zellen in verschiedenen Instrumenten abwechseln und die rhythmische melodische Linie zeichnen. Auf diesem Hintergrund erklingt das Hauptthema, das den dunklen Tönen von Posaune und Euphonium anvertraut ist. Die Musik schreitet mit wachsendem Tempo und abenteuerlichem Charakter voran, um die Entstehung von Leonardos Maschinen darzustellen, die in Wirklichkeit das Ergebnis seiner Bleistiftzeichnungen sind. Im zweiten, lebhafteren Teil wird ein neues Thema eingeführt, variiert und ausgearbeitet, so dass eine kraftvolle Bewegung entsteht, die die Zeichnungen beschreiben soll, die zum Leben erwachen und die Seiten von Leonardos Kodex verlassen. In der Coda überschneiden sich die beiden Themen und führen den Hörer zu einem entschlossenen und rhythmisch energischen Schluss in einem fesselnden und mitreißenden Finale.