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19th of December 2022 7:40pm GMT+1
Musica Politica
DESCRIPTION
With four compositions and 40 minutes of sound, the album is inspired by protest songs and the creative season of the 1970s. It features Coming Together by Frederic Rzewski, Bertolt Brecht's Solidaritätslied, Louis Andriessen's Workers Union. The release is wrapped up by the 2 minutes and 40 seconds of silence titled Sciopera!. "Musica Politica" was created in response to the 2022 Italian parliamentary elections and features a mix of political and cinematic influences.
TRACK LIST
Coming Together, by Frederic Rzewski
Solidaritätslied, by Hanns Eisler & Bertolt Brecht
Workers Union, by Louis Andriessen
Sciopera!, by E. Gabrielli, S. De Gennaro, F. Fusaro, M. Corti, R. Rettura
CREDITS
Coming Together
Music by Frederic Rzewski
Arranged and Produced by Sebastiano De Gennaro
Francesco Fusaro, voice and effects
Enrico Gabrielli, bass clarinet
Roberto Benatti, double bass
Sebastiano De Gennaro, marimba, vibraphone, Roland Juno 6, programming
Recorded by Sebastiano De Gennaro at Black Bear studio, Lissolo
Solidaritätslied
Music by Hanns Eisler, text by Bertolt Brecht
Produced by Sebastiano De Gennaro
Wind instruments arranged by Enrico Gabrielli and Marcello Corti
Francesca Biliotti, alto
Francesco Fusaro, backing vocals
Enrico Gabrielli, E♭ clarinet, backing vocals
Marcello Corti, trumpet and euphonium
Roberto Rettura, backing vocals
Sebastiano De Gennaro, timpani, percussion, synthesisers, piano, xylophone, backing vocals
Recorded by Sebastiano De Gennaro at Black Bear studio, Lissolo
Alto voice recorded by Enrico Gabrielli
Workers Union
Music by Louis Andriessen
Enrico Gabrielli, alto sax
Sebastiano De Gennaro, percussions
Recorded by Manuel Volpe at Teatro Non C’è, Turin (21th Oct 2022)
Sciopera!
Music by Sebastiano De Gennaro, Enrico Gabrielli, Francesco Fusaro, Marcello Corti and Roberto Rettura
Performed and Recorded by Roberto Rettura at Lo Studio Spaziale, Bologna
Artwork by Enrico Gabrielli
Mixed and Mastered by Roberto Rettura at Lo Studio Spaziale, Bologna
Francesco Fusaro, Notes and Translation
Maria Catena Mancuso, Editing