Forms - 1

A new recorded alternative of my earlier "Kraft". Just strings and my soul.

Kraft II

2021.11.12 CNSMDP, France
Ensemble Intercontemporain + DAIC du CNSMDP
Direction : Léo Margue

Clarinette : Takahiro Katayama
Clarinette Basse : Alain Billard
Trombone : Maxime Col
Percussion : Gilles Durot
Piano : Chisato Taniguchi
Violon : Jeanne-Marie Conquer
Alto : Paul-Julien Quillier
Violoncelle : Eric-Maria Couturier
Contrebasse : Nicolas Crosse

Saï-saï pour ensemble

LYRICS:

I do what I do, not for you, just for pleasure
I do what I can and I can't do no more
It's all up for grabs, there for keeps, for good measure
This ain't gonna go down like it has before

The more you take, the more you break
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)
The more you deal defines what's real
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)
The more you take, the more you break
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)
The more you deal defines what's real
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)

I do what I do, not a want, but a have to
You take what you can 'til I can't give no more
It's all just a show, a facade, a half measure
This ain't gonna go down like you think it should

The more you take, the more you break
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)
The more you deal defines what's real
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)
The more you take, the more you break
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)
The more you deal defines what's real
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)

I know you know
I'm hanging like hangman
With nowhere to go
I know you know
I'm hanging like hangman
With nothing to show
I know you know
I'm hanging like hangman
By neck or by toes
I know you know
I'm hanging like hangman
I scare off the crows

You do what you do, what you think, what you bother
You take what you can 'til you can't take no more
It's all an exchange, give and take, that you squander
This ain't gonna play out like you'd like it to

The more you take, the more you break
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)
The more you deal defines what's real
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)
The more you take, the more you break
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)
The more you deal defines what's real
(Gonna break it down, gonna break it down)

Like Hang Man

Happy Place

Witnessing the fascinating conjunction of Venus and Jupiter from my hostel window prompted me to revisit one of my early attempts at writing music for solo MIDI electronics. 

"Celestial Dance", composed in May 2019, is in three parts, each following the other attacca, without pause. The harmonic structure of the work is derived from the clash (conjunction!) of two diminished seventh chords, with their root notes a semitone apart. Pierre Boulez had used such a chord in Sur Incises (and Incises)  which piqued my interest in its sonority. The instrumentation albeit MIDI oriented (which allowed me to push the instrumental performance to superhuman virtuosity) is made up of the instruments Boulez used in Sur Incises - with the addition of an electronic piano and solo strings. 

Celestial Dance, for electronics (2019)

The Pause

Updated June 7, 2023: Synline has made collaboration work for me.
https://soundcloud.com/synline/the-river?si=d85aada01c7b4a0a9c8e26a590f06cce&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

--
In January this year, we lost the great musician and drummer of YMO, Yukihiro Takahashi. As if following him, last month, Ryuichi Sakamoto also passed away. Having lost two respected musicians, I find myself without emotional support and have been creating music daily, tracing their music and lives. Unconsciously, the songs I create are heavily influenced by their music. This song is one of them. When I listen to the finished piece, I feel it somewhat resembles YMO's "Expecting Rivers." These days, I find "HOPE" in the Milky Way, the heavenly river that spans the sky.

Rivers of Aspiration

Vertical lights on lost bodies [excerpt] | for string quartet

Written for and performed by Quartetto Maurice | www.quartettomaurice.com/it

Co-commission Festival Milano Musica and Festival Musica in prossimità

Live recording @ Fabbrica del Vapore, Mllan | May 26th 2023 | Festival Milano Musica

𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 [Excerpt]

Music for Marimbas and Harps

Bit of an oldie that I decided to fix up. Oldschool-Knivtid!

Hoppas att allt är bra

corti.simone@gmail.com
https://www.babelscores.com/SimoneCorti
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo0u7qVowYGeAiOcdMx69Zg

𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 [Excerpt]

Simone Corti

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