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Matteo Sommacal
10+ albums
minimalismcontemporary classicalachingly intelligentcomposersgenius loci
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Matteo Sommacal was born in Rome, 18 November 1977. He was introduced to ancient music and to the study of recorder (flûte à bec) by G. Casularo. He continued his musical studies with M. Volonterio (School of Ancient Music, Genève), J. Tyson (Court Dance Company of New York), S. Bragetti (Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano). As a recorder player, he performed in several concerts, recordings and collaborations, both as a soloist and with renaissance and baroque musical ensembles, like "Fabula Ensemble", "Musica Antiqua" and "Corale Polifonica Psalterium". He founded, with the lute player Luca Marconato, the duo "La Mandragola" (2000). From 1999 to 2001, he was teacher of musical theory and recorder in the music school L'Arpa d`Erba - Echos Progetto Musica, Roma, directed by E. Casularo. He started studying piano and slowly moved his interests to composition, attending the lectures of Carmelo Piccolo (Conservatorio di Pesaro). Studying harmony, direction, music theory and composition a deep change in Matteo Sommacal"s musical interests occurred, and he started focusing on the new streams, contemporary music, minimal and post-minimal experiences. He participated to the writing of the artistic manifesto gEuM (2001-2003) and, with a group of young musicians interested in the contemporary repertoire, he founded the ensemble "Piccola Accademia degli Specchi" (2000/2001). As a composer, works by him were played in several events and live concerts (Festival di Musica Antic
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Andrea
5372Le Ragioni Dimenticate: II. —
2493Counter Rotating in Vacuum
2354Le Ragioni Dimenticate: I. —
2215Nessuno Ascolta il Cane di Ceramica: II. —
2026Nessuno Ascolta il Cane di Ceramica: I. —
1997In a Silent Crowd: 2. Graceful
1738In a Silent Crowd: 2. Graceful - Remastered 2022
1149Le Ragioni Dimenticate - Movement II
7010Le Ragioni Dimenticate - Movement I
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