Acquaforte, for violin and string orchestra

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Composed by
Matteo Tundo
Instrument(s)
strings, violin
With electronics
no
Work premiered
April 2021
Venue of the premiere
San Vito al Tagliamento (Italy)
Duration
10 minutes

“Acquaforte” is the italian word for “etching”.
Etching is a chalcographic technique with which a metal plate is engraved and then immersed in an acid, which will be used as a mold. In my composition, the solo violin has precisely an "engraving" function, we could say a role of trigger towards the string orchestra, the latter in fact always plays in reaction to the solo violin, filling the grooves caused by its mordant.