SANDRO MUSSIDA
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Balancing on the fine line between rigorous experimentation, innovation, and tradition, the work of Sandro Mussida fosters an active listening approach, exploring the relationship between sound, space, and context. Moving across acoustic/classical, electric, and electronic fields, he composes for orchestra, ensembles, soloists, and electronics.
His compositions challenge the standardization of the Western ear (e.g., Musica Per Tre Sistemi Di Accordatura: EEEOOOSSS, Soave, 2019; Rueben, Die Schachtel, 2021), investigate space as an active participant in the musical experience (Still~, Room40, 2024), or explore traditional musical forms (Dare Voce, Sony Classical, 2017; What Remains, from Spazio Per Azioni Luminescenti, Osàre Editions, 2023).
Mussida has collaborated with artists such as Mark Fell, CURL, Lorenzo Senni, Oren Ambarchi, Alessandra Novaga, Nicola Ratti, and Coby Sey. Since 2014, alongside visual artist Rebecca Salvadori and soprano Olivia Salvadori, he curates and produces multidisciplinary events through the collective Tutto Questo Sentire. His works have been released by Sony Classical, Boomkat, Tapeworm, Blume Editions, Metrica, Soave Records, Curl Recordings, Die Schachtel, Room40.
Sandro Mussida, Serralves Foundation, 2024 © André Delhayelatest works
∞ Huit (Huit Images De La Région Intérieure), for surround sound, string quartet, electronics, for Serralves Museum, Porto, 2024
Albe, for cello, synthetic waveshapes, live electronics, webcam, 2023
Genius Loci, for modular synths in outdoor spaces, for Nicola Ratti, 2023
Still ~, for modular synths in outdoor spaces, for Francesco Fabris, 2022 (Room40)
Campo, for 12 cellos, piano, quadraphonic audio, Norient Film Festival commission. live in Bern, 2022.
Prisma, for electric organ and tape, 2021
Rueben, Die Schachtel, 2021, part of the musica su tre sistemi di intonazione per campioni di chitarra elettrica, clarinetto basso, violoncello series
EEEOOOSSS musica su tre sistemi di intonazione per campioni di chitarra elettrica, clarinetto basso, violoncello (music on three tuning systems, for electric guitar, bass clarinet and cello samples), 2019
Ventuno Costellazioni Invisibili, for two set of tuned metals (6 triangles, 2 glockenspiels, gong, tam), electric guitar, Bb clarinets and flute, piano, violin. Metrica, IT. 2017
Dare Voce, with Olivia Salvadori / CD, Sony Classical Italy. dec 2016
FocalMusic, with MarkFell, Laura Cannell, Aby Vulliamy / cassette, ed.Tapeworms_dec 2016
Movimenti Lunari, Alessandra Novaga, Guitar, Ed.Blume
Object Relations #1, MarkFELL (electronics) / SandroMUSSIDA (cello): 7″ vinyl limited edition, Ed. boomkat 2015
La Chambre Des Jeux Sonores, for solo electric guitar, performed by Alessandra Novaga. Ed.Setola Di Maiale, 2014
Musica Per Due Pianoforti E Percussioni, for two pianos one quarter tone apart and percussions. for Simone Beneventi (percussions), Ciro Longobardi (pianos), 2017
Pyramid, for two electric guitars. with/for Stefano Pilia and Alessandra Novaga. 2017