COMPOSITION COMPETITION “TORRE DELLA QUARDA” – 2018
| COMPOSITION COMPETITION “TORRE DELLA QUARDA” – 2018 | |
| Summary: | Competition with two categories |
| Deadline: | 15 April 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 11 October 2017 |
| Details: |
The composition competition “Torre della Quarda” is an international event; it will be a key element of Festival Internazionale di Musica di Savona and it will contribute to enrich an artistic proposal which has reached in 2018 its sixth edition. The principal objective of the competition is to give support to the composition of new musical pieces and to promote the creativity in the musical field. Our hope is to bring the best emerging talent of composition from all over the world to Savona. The participation will be open to competitors from all the world countries, without limits of age, aesthetical trends and compositional styles. Our aim is to stimulate a dynamical relationship between an active audience and authors sensitive to creative innovation. The winners will receive their awards in a special ceremony during the Festival and their compositions will be played as concerts, parts of the Festival itself. A further aim of the competition is to act as a significant occasion of cross interaction, overcoming generational and geographical divides. Different generations of composers will have the opportunity to meet and compare their various perspectives. The same will happen between musical schools of different origins, born from different cultures but sharing the universal language of sound. The Musical Edition Da Vinci Publisher (https://amiosaka.com/da-vinci-classics/), with office in Osaka in Japan, will publish the winner musical piece. This support is further confirmation of the international profile of the competition. For the 2018 edition the jury is as follows: STEFANO GERVASONI (Composer, President of the Jury Panel) PIERRE RIGAUDIÈRE (Musicologist – France) ANDREA CAVALLARI (Composer) GIORGIO COLOMBO TACCANI (Composer) MARCO LOMBARDI (Composer) Section 1 – Chamber music Formations admitted: • Piano solo (also prepared with discretion) • Solo Flute (the performer may use: piccolo, flute in C, flute in G) • Solo Clarinet (the performer may use: Eb clarinet, clarinet in Bb, clarinet in A, Eb alto clarinet, bassett horn, bass clarinet) • DUO: Flute (piccolo, flute in C, flute in G) + clarinet (Eb clarinet, clarinet in Bb, clarinet in A, Eb alto clarinet, bassett horn, bass clarinet) • DUO: Piano (also prepared with discretion) + flute (piccolo, flute in C, flute in G) • DUO: Piano (also prepared with discretion) + clarinet (Eb clarinet, clarinet in Bb, clarinet in A, Eb alto clarinet, bassett horn, bass clarinet) • TRIO: Piano (also prepared with discretion) + flute (piccolo, flute in C, flute in G) + clarinet (Eb clarinet, clarinet in Bb, clarinet in A, Eb alto clarinet, bassett horn, bass clarinet) The length of the composition must be between minimum 2 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes. Each candidate may present one or more compositions in the same category and/or different categories. Section 2 – Orchestra composition Instrumentation available. It is required the use of no fewer than 15 instruments: 2 Flutes in C 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets (Bb/A) 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F 2 Trumpets (C/Bb) Timpani (1 player – 3 timpani: 32'' - 28'' - 26'') Strings (7/6/4/4/2) The length of the orchestra composition must not exceed 15 minutes and it has no limit of minimum length. Not admitted production of compositions for solo instrument and orchestra. People applying for section 2 can send one only composition. It is possible to propose compositions for solo string orchestra. In both sections (chamber music and orchestra) the use of electronic disposals is not permitted, at all. |
| Web Site: | www.ensemblenuovemusiche.eu/en/composition-competition-2018/ |
