Esplorazione di una certa quantità d'acqua

Commissioned by Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles for the Tactus Young Composer Forum, Esplorazione di una certa quantità d'acqua transforms acoustic properties of water-filled glass into orchestral material. A goblet containing measured water volume becomes generative source for all musical events, its resonances analyzed and orchestrated for nine instruments.

Formal architecture mirrors physical resonance behavior. Sections build through additive layering, accumulating energy until ensemble approaches saturation—acoustic equivalent of goblet's resonant peak. At critical thresholds, small perturbations trigger dramatic timbral shifts. The work alternates between sustained resonant states and catastrophic collapse into silence or noise.