SANDRO MUSSIDA
(1974, Italy)
London/Tuscany based composer, cellist, curator
Riding the razor’s edge between rigorous experimentation, innovation, and tradition, Mussida’s work investigates active listening, the identity of musical languages and rites. Central to Mussida’s work is the role of the performer, the experience of sound in a given space, and the relation of those sounds to memory and observation. His music involves historical, non-equal-tempered tuning systems questioning its perception by the western, standardized ear. On the intersection between acoustical/classical, electric and electronic fields, he writes for orchestra, chamber and solo instruments, electronics.
Rueben, Die Schactel, 2021
part of the Decay Music series and the musica su tre sistemi di intonazione per campioni di chitarra elettrica, clarinetto basso, violoncello series
past releases
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
HurlaJanus performing at Blau Studio, Milan for the serie Apparizione (#6), Live Recording, released Oct. 2015
Studi sui sistemi d’intonazione / Studies on intonation systems (electro-acoustic, 2013-present, ongoing)
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
old works
Touches for ebowed electric guitar, clarinet and cello samples, different tuning systems
In Memoria: for solo electric guitar and two loopers (or any electronic memory system).
Oniride, for solo percussions, live electronics, 7 eq filters, 8 mics
Studio Sul Movimento Dei Pianeti: for electronics on prepared piano pre-recorded samples
La Superficie Del Mio Inverno: for two clavicetri, koto, dobro guitar, two sinusoids, plasticbol, water
Kristal: for 4 performers, filtered church organ pre-recorded samples
TuttoQuestoSentire, Capalbio, Tuscany / Rome / London (2015-present)
with:
Brother May, MC (UK), Mica Levi, composer (UK), Elena Colombi, producer (HL), Capitol K, producer & engineer, composer (FR), Iris Chan, performer (HK), Ghost and John, performers (HK), Nhu Xuan Hua, photographer, director (FR), Rian Treanor, electronic (UK), Karl D’Silva, saxophone (UK), Coby Sey, electronics (UK), Akihide Monna, drums (JP), Leah Walker, A/V (UK), Clare Salaman, nyckelharpa (UK), Vicki Swan, nyckelharpa (UK), Simon Allen, voice (UK), Niko Solorio, voice/film (US), George Finlay Ramsay, performer, director (UK), Sofia Mattioli, director (IT), Elisa La Marca, lute, theorbo player (IT), Mark Fell, electronic and media artist (UK), Ciro Longobardi, piano (IT), Simone Beneventi, percussions (IT), Paul Modler, spatial sound producer (GER), Mirco Mencacci, field recording (IT), Kid Millions, drums, composer (US), Crys Cole, voice, electronic,
(CAN) Oren Ambarchi, e.guitar, electronics (AU), Brittany Bailey, performance artist (US), Yann Binet, interactive media (FR), Courtney Lopes, dance artist (US), Alessandra Novaga, guitars (IT), Tribe Of Colin, electronic producer (UK), Justin F.Kennedy, performer (US), Isabella Carreras, costume design (UK), Will Guthrie, drums & percussions, composer , Jan Hendrickse, flutes, composer (FR), Lucy Railton, cello, electronic, composer (UK), Francesco Fabris, electronic, composer (ISL), Andre Vida, saxophone, composer (GER), Schneider TM, electronic producer (GER), Tomoko Nakasato, dance artist (GER), Giulio Corini, contrabass (IT), Stefano Cardo, bass clarinet (IT), Giorgio Sancristoforo, electronic artist (IT)
Pressure Observation, instrumental minimalia and spectral observations, with Simon Allen (percussions), Jan Hendrickse (winds, electronics). London (2016-)
Hurla Janus, musician’s collective investigating new practises of live performance and improvisation in relation to space, and audience. Milan (2010-2013)
The challenge, short film, 2016 | dolby atmos composition with sound recordist Mirco Mencacci
Over The Rainbow, multimedia show, 2016 | surround sound soundtrack composition and live performance
Il Perchè Non Lo So. 2013 | a film upon the astrophysicist Margherita Hack. Ed. Sperling & Kupfer
15 miniatures for piano, cello, electronics
Study on planetary motion, for electronics on prepared piano samples
Booting Computer History: for electronics and spatialization
The Imitation Game,: for electronics and spatialization
Leonard Kine Vs Olimpic Games,: for electronics and spatialization
Kristall, for four performers on pre-recorded church organ samples and live electronics
Schiller, I Masnadieri, 2011 | Teatro Argentina, Rome | project and direction: Gabriele Lavia
Il Suono Di Franz, for organ solo