Amplified Soul (2014) is a piano work inspired by the primal sound of early medieval music and the beauty with which a simple, chant-like melody becomes beautiful and complex when resonating in a large space. The piece takes advantage of the piano’s natural resonance in suggesting first distant chant and later the clanging of cathedral chimes. The way in which acoustic resonance can amplify a musician’s true soul seemed like a fitting metaphor as I composed a new work for pianist Gabriela Martinez, a musician who pours all of her spirit into every performance.
—Dan Visconti
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