for prepared viola d’amore

Commissioned by: Marco Fusi
First performance: Paris, Institut Culturel Italien, 25.05.2016
Publisher: Edizioni Suvini Zerboni

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video

Fourth Born Unicorn, rounded version
studio recording
Marco Fusi, prepared viola d’amore

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Performance notes

 

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Technical rider

The piece must be amplified, with the following material and technical specification:
– 1 cardioid microphone
– 1 stand to direct the microphone from above (as shown in the photo)
– the microphone must be placed 20 cm. away from the instrument (as shown in the photo)
– the microphone must be pointed towards the middle of the fingerboard of the instrument (as shown in the photo)
– 1 small mixer, just to permit a good equalization of the sound
– 2 loudspeakers, whose power should be calibrated depending on the dimensions of the concert hall