Fabrizio Bai - Etruscology (2013) FLAC

Tracklist
1. Fabrizio Bai – Etruscology (06:04)
2. Fabrizio Bai – Choro Toscano (03:11)
3. Fabrizio Bai – Banchetti D'oriente (07:28)
4. Fabrizio Bai – Danzatori Di Pietra (03:27)
5. Fabrizio Bai – Après Midi (07:00)
6. Fabrizio Bai – Quello Che Resta (04:00)
7. Fabrizio Bai – Frammenti (04:57)
8. Fabrizio Bai – Ombre Della Sera (07:47)

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Total length: 00:43:54




Released 14 June 2013
℗ 2013 Dodicilune




Cello, Percussion – Andrea Beninati
Contrabass – Maurizio Costantini
Guitar – Fabrizio Bai
Saxophone, Clarinet – Massimo Guerri



Etruscology. “Being born in Tuscany means breathing in the smells and colours of a land full of history every day. A history that has its roots in antiquity and is certainly deeply linked to the Etruscan civilisation, which was the forefather of a long cultural contamination due to the various dominations of peoples that have crossed this region over the centuries. Every good Tuscan who respects himself, however, despite having genes from various peoples in his blood, generally feels viscerally linked and proud of his first lineage and consequently very interested in all the various aspects that the Etruscan civilisation continues to pass on to us through its remains.
The Etruscology project is inspired by and wants to be a tribute to what Etruscan music was. Unfortunately, no scores or methods have come down to us that could make us hear the melodies and rhythms heard in the past. Fortunately, however, many painted or sculpted illustrations of musical instruments of the time have come down to us and, in some cases, well-preserved remains of musical instruments have also been found. This has allowed us to identify which notes these instruments could play. Thanks to this research carried out in the archaeological museums of Tuscany, in particular in the archaeological museum of Sarteano and also thanks to an in-depth study of Greek music, which greatly influenced Etruscan music, original pieces have been created that have within themselves self-imposed rules derived from this research. For example, in the piece “Etruscology” the Doric mode deriving from Greek culture has been respected. In the piece “Ombre della sera”, instead, the notes obtained from the remains of an Etruscan flute have been used for the theme.
The canvas and the frame on which these notes were painted are however those of jazz and Mediterranean music that give a modern point of view on ancient notes and rules. The instrumentation, consisting of classical guitar, saxophone, clarinet, cello, double bass and percussion, has been chosen as a hypothetical evolution of ancient instruments, but also to merge the sound of modern music with classical music.
The result of this work is the introspective voice of a composer and a Tuscan group, who wants to tell their land through an ancient grammar but with a modern language that insinuates itself under the skin like the scent of a cypress” Fabrizio Bai



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