21 percutiens originates from a wish to create a quartet for tambourines, an instrument deeply rooted in Sicilian folk traditions. Drawn to its presence through my own Sicilian roots, I was interested in the tambourine’s role as a rhythmic and social instrument that shapes the collective pulse of dances and celebrations.

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The work takes this cultural foundation as a point of departure, as a gesture of nostalgia and a material condition for transformation. Each tambourine is equipped with a highly amplified microphone, allowing the performer to control feedback by moving it across the surface of the membrane. Through this setup, the instrument becomes a feedback controller, translating gesture and proximity into sound.

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Fabrizio Di Salvo: Instrument, Compositon

Ensemble ETET: Performance

 

Composition commission by Ensemble ETET and displayed at Les bruit du jardin (FR) |  Fracanaüm, Lausanne (CH)

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