ORNITOTTERO

Ornitottero is a chamber ensemble composition inspired by the drawings and theoretical studies conducted by Leonardo da Vinci around the 15th century, depicting a mechanical device that would have allowed humans to fly using only muscular propulsion.

The composition, conceived as a single movement, is divided into 5 micro-sections, where the use of onomatopoeic techniques and madrigalism seeks to represent the technical, practical, and creative aspects of a design study.

SECTIONS:

(A) Propellers - Imitation of the aviation process

(B) Conception - Representation of the creative flow

(C) Construction - Construction and assembly of the aircraft

(D) A(De)scension - Due to physical limitations, the aircraft would never have been able to sustain flight, resulting in a descent after a brief ascent

(E) Fly - A poetic representation of the hypothetical flight of this mechanical device.

Recorded at "Scuola di Musica di Fiesole", piece winner of the 1° Prize of the "Veretti Composition Competition" 2021.

Mix: Francesco Sottile / Eugenio Mininni

Mastering: Eugenio Mininni