Giacinto Scelsi conceived his Canti del Capricorno with singer Michiko Hirayama in mind, and the two collaborated on their creation between 1962 and 1972. This cycle of vocalizations with instruments (gong, double bass, saxophone, percussion, live electronics, and recorder) is far from the conventional western idea of song, for Scelsi's "texts" are sounds and syllables, originally improvised and chosen either for their sonic qualities or subjective mystical meanings, and the vocal lines never resemble conventional melodies. ...
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Giacinto Scelsi conceived his Canti del Capricorno with singer Michiko Hirayama in mind, and the two collaborated on their creation between 1962 and 1972. This cycle of vocalizations with instruments (gong, double bass, saxophone, percussion, live electronics, and recorder) is far from the conventional western idea of song, for Scelsi's "texts" are sounds and syllables, originally improvised and chosen either for their sonic qualities or subjective mystical meanings, and the vocal lines never resemble conventional melodies. Instead, like Scelsi's other late vocal pieces, the singer produces a jagged chant-like monody that resembles glossolalia (speaking in tongues), which is wholly in keeping with the composer's expressed notions of music passing through performers like a spiritual possession or inspiration in the literal sense, (i.e., breathing in). Scelsi's music is best appreciated by adventurous listeners, who are perhaps open-minded enough to accept his unconventional approaches and equipped to...
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