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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

19 days

Last piece of the winter is on Spotify. Give it a listen: Flux Lila

Flux Lila

Alta Mihartescu · Single · 2024 · 1 songs.

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7 months

Art & Music at the Paletta Mansion.

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Boo walk

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My viewpoint right now…is very foamy..

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Music is a realm where all our forgotten thoughts resurface in their pure form. Nothing is ever lost.

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6 months

Happy to announce that my wildest work is finally available on Spotify. It’s very energetic and full of surprises. Mostly post tonal, custom scale, very dramatic and enigmatic harmonies..insane cello and violent piano..it’s fun! I hope you can get till the end and maybe follow me…

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The beginning and the end of a musical phrase can create an emotional and cognitive connection that feels immediate and sometimes timeless. Music helps us reach a state of continuous and conscious present. And the fascinating part is that the constant present time concept is…

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7 months

You can’t change people around you but you can change the people around you.

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

6 months

Today a new contemporary classical piece became available on Spotify. ("Minimalistic Toccata" - you can search for it) However, browsing through my albums I found this one from the times when I was writing tonal music. Sometimes we need a bit of…

Witchcraft Cue

Alta Mihartescu · Single · 2022 · 1 songs.

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@altamihartescu

3 months

These little things are packed with sonic surprises.

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Nope, don’t know what I am doing but it feels right!

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@altamihartescu

3 months

some really haunting performance...

The Cold Song by Henry Purcell, from King Arthur

The Cold Genius SongFrom King Arthurby Henry PurcellLaura Catrani, voiceClaudio Astronio, OrganOctober 2018Video maker Andrea Franceschinirecorded in Bolzano...

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OMG. I did it! 10th clean, finally. Stretching matters but the built of the keys helps too. I saw some hands covering C3 to F4…why am I doing this? To be able to play complex voicing and my fav secundal harmonies :)

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@altamihartescu

3 months

Just some juicy drama strings doing their thing. A contrabass is killing the strings con legno in the background…

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@altamihartescu

7 months

Nothing changes if nothing changes.

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Such a significant difference between making music and writing music..

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@altamihartescu

5 months

My Spotify numbers. Thank you to all the post-tonal music listeners!

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@altamihartescu

3 months

Bastl Kastle Drum & Arp I/O connection using stereo to mono splitter cable. The stereo goes into TASCAM DR-40x user as an audio interface for the computer. The audio input goes into Logic Pro X and the effects were built with Guitar Rig 6.

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Making music vs. Writing music vs. Discover music. First noise ever. No effects. SQ1 controls the beat on Kastle Drum for a more controllable pattern.

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@altamihartescu

7 months

It seems to be impossible to play trills, scales, or complex chords on a piano with no physical black keys. Did anyone try that?

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

7 months

What do you think the human voice is for? Music, speech…both, anything? I am trying to assess if the voice can qualify as an unconventional musical instrument or not. I think some languages are actually so musical that the speech can count as music..

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Should I write a piano concerto for the player or for the instrument or for the art of music itself? I ran into a debate today regarding playability. My works have parts that require serious virtuosity and for live performance this is not practical. I admire simplicity. However…

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

4 months

I think Beethoven’s music notation was the true beginning of graphic notation.

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

3 months

Opening a debate here: should musicians know how to read and write music or not? I am inclined to say music notation stays in the way a lot of times. Mainly because it’s not standardized. What do you think?

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My new fav conductor of all time is Gustavo Dudamel. I thought I should make a statement out of this. So good..

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

6 months

🍎 + 🍎 = 🍎🍎 Mathematics…is where I find universal, unchanging, and eternal truths. Music is just another way of expressing the same rules in less analytical and more emotional ways. Never occurred to me before that there is a direct link between Fibonacci sequence and the…

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

7 months

Today is a significant day for me as a composer. Starting at 3 PM, Berklee College of Music, Boston, holds a public reading with my latest piece. Audio mockup here. Many thanks to the players and organizers… very happy and anxious in the same time.

The Labyrinths of Augmented Dreams

This piece feature a custom scale, a modified C Major ( C C# E F G A# B ) and secundal harmony.

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@altamihartescu

8 months

Midi gibberish…where is exactly the point in improvising on a keyboard..? 😵‍💫

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6 months

Join my math community if you have an interest in logic, numbers, and infinities.

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

4 months

Music to me is definitely sound, texture, colours, and structures…how can I still keep harmony and pitch in the game? Now, the harmonic structures are the building blocks of the sound itself, I guess. This week I am exploring strings beyond the fingerboard. Stay tuned.

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Waiting for the train.

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Spectral music vs. Traditional harmony. I would argue that building musical coherence using the overtones interactions is more natural, more intuitive and inspiring than conforming to the rigid norms of western tonal harmony. Spectral music can sound incredibly reach. And the…

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

3 months

voice beyond...you name it.

SEQUENZA III, Luciano Berio, Laura Catrani

Laura Catrani, voiceLUCIANO BERIOSequenza III for female voice (1966)Markus Kutter, textFrancesco Lupi Timini, videomakerGiuseppe Baresi, photographyGiuseppe...

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@altamihartescu

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There is no difference between mathematical notation and music notation. You end up looking at pages of symbols that both translate into stunning experiences.

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

6 months

one more out today.

Alleargory

Alta Mihartescu · Single · 2023 · 1 songs.

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

4 months

Early interaction between instruments and electronic sounds. 2024 will be more electronic and experimental for me. The in depth study of this piece would be an excellent start for me.

Luciane Cardassi Synchronisms No. 6, Davidovsky

Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/SnapshotsFoundation and visit http://www.snapshotsfoundation.com/ Pianist Luciane Cardassi performs 'Synchronis...

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

3 months

Once I receive the mixer I can record some noise. It’s going to be fun!

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Extended fun with my new electronic toys…Endless Fin Dream - Alta Mihartescu #electronicmusic #experimentalmusic ... via @YouTube

Endless Fin Dream - Alta Mihartescu #electronicmusic #experimentalm...

Electronic experimental sonic landscape. #sq1 and #bastlinstruments making some really badass noises. Audio input coming out from #tascam DR-40x used as an ...

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

4 months

I am writing a post tonal short piece for violin, only in harmonics. Like to have the entire capabilities of an exquisite -almost a piece of art in itself instrument- and limit the work to harmonics as it would be the only thing possible on it. What am I doing here..?

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@altamihartescu

3 months

The microtonality debate..pure or not pure. Probably the most philosophical you can get on a music subject.

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

8 months

Some days are…just better on a couch. If I use a small controller I feel more connected to the score than if I am at the piano where I am tempted to…play more than write..it’s all about playing..

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I'm currently exploring Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons: Winter' concerto with an aim to recompose it. I feel that contemporary interpretations often miss the enchanting essence of its authentic performance. Fortunately, I've discovered this... Enjoy listening!

Vivaldi Four Seasons: Winter (L'Inverno), original version. Freivogel...

Vivaldi Winter! The complete concerto performed on original instruments. Please subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/VoicesofMusic/?sub_confirmat...

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

4 months

Follow me (links below) for the last release of 2023 coming live on December 22nd. It's a piano piece featuring Messiaen's 4th mode and a few unconventional interval sets. Whispered Mindscapes. Same style, energetic, strong, the complete opposite of shy.

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

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Live today on Spotify! Yay!

Lux Transcendens

Alta Mihartescu · Song · 2023

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Polyrhythmic sound design exploration using AUM, Axon, and GR-16 on an iPad mini. Just started learning how these things link together..

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@altamihartescu

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The only ever evolving music experience that will be able to maintain uniqueness resides in graphic notation. To find true musicality within extended techniques the written composition must always leave sufficient room for player’s creative input. It was always a…

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If you are in NYC, get your tickets now and see you then! If you are not in NYC, kindly consider a trip for an epic change in your perspective. One of my most difficult contemporary classical piano works will be brought to life by Kathleen Supové: Epics

Kathleen Supové: Piano Epic

Premieres and performances of works by today's epic composers, as well as excerpts from Cardew's Treatise.

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

3 months

My microtonal experiment of the weekend. What do you think? Is this in tune or not? Tibetian Melancholy by Alta Mihartescu on #SoundCloud

Tibetian Melancholy

Melancholic microtonality piano track with lo-fi vibes.

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

3 months

On Spotify now

Tibetian Melancholy

Alta Mihartescu · Song · 2024

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

3 months

one of the craziest voice experiments that I did to date...

Spew Stop

Voice experimental multilayered track

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

3 months

Exploring textures

Aqueous Soar - Alta Mihartescu #musicvideo #music

Just some music textures for piano and contrabass

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

7 months

Not sure if I should go back to a grand Steinway or keep enjoying my digital Samick. I do miss the real hammering on the strings..although, my neighbours don’t. Lol

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If you want to know more about cello. Very useful.

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@altamihartescu

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🎲🎶 Aleatoric Music: Because Who Needs a Composer When You've Got a Coin Toss? 🪙🤷‍♀️ But wait... This "chance music" is actually a profound exploration of spontaneity and the infinite possibilities within a single moment 🤔 Aleatoric Music teaches us that embracing…

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@altamihartescu

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I watched this 5 times already. I am an admirer of the phenomenon Anne Sophie Mutter.

"Let’s not forget: life is more important than a concert." - Anne-S...

Living the Classical Life: Episode 71https://www.livingtheclassicallife.com/Four-time Grammy® Award winner Anne-Sophie Mutter discusses a recent incident wi...

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@altamihartescu

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Being a musician…hobby or profession, spending fortunes on gear or nothing at all using just the built in vocal cords. It turns to be a function of existence for humans. Too bad we are commercializing it to its own decadence most of the times.

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@altamihartescu

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A serious journey that started at F Locrian modulated to F Harmonic Minor then all got modified to double harmonic and secundal harmony with clusters and lots of bangs and drama. Piano neo-classic (new tonality) I hope you find it interesting #music #piano …

Voices of Time

Neo classic piano piece

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@altamihartescu

9 months

@kristopherroe So I am not the only one left here wearing 3m N95..

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4 months

Couid anyone recommend me a vst plugin for solo violin with extended techniques? I have NI already but it doesn’t have too many extended techniques and the ones that it has are actually not great. Harmonics are incorrect and “con legno” is limited to some short bounces or so when…

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2 months

The building of the rack. Cute cables..

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@altamihartescu

8 months

I am also having an extremely tonal weekend...listening over and over again to this part... Cortigiani vil razza dannata

Verdi: Rigoletto - Sì, la mia figlia! Cortigiani vil razza dannata -...

Mantua, 2010.

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7 months

Quick reminder to join my community for more in depth music composition matters

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@altamihartescu

4 months

And the small ensemble version is live. I like this one better somehow. They feel quite different…the piano solo is a lot stronger but this one has a special complexity.

Whispered Mindscapes

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2 months

The present is the nothing that divides two non existent somethings…one of Aristotle’s paradoxes..hard to make music sense of this..

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@altamihartescu

7 months

While technical prowess is valuable, it’s often the imperfections that make a work of art memorable, emotionally impactful, and deeply human.

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@altamihartescu

4 months

Please suggest to me any edgy electronic music artists that you know like Laurie Anderson, Bjork..? I am looking for experimental…self-generating patches..? Sound design artists..?

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4 months

The last trio arrangement of the 2023 is available as an interactive score now, (audio preview is midi so, protect your ears or check it out on Spotify, YouTube, Soundcloud... or on any other streaming services). If anyone finds it challenging enough to…

Whispered Mindscapes Sheet Music by Alta Mihartescu for Small Ensemble - Noteflight

Get Whispered Mindscapes sheet music by Alta Mihartescu as a digital notation file for Small Ensemble in C Major (transposable). Download, print, transpose, and more.

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5 months

A musician’s approach: I know why every electron is exactly the same. Because it’s actually only one! Time traveling solved. Bye now. 💫 😂

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@altamihartescu

2 months

Some dramatic phasing and texture build up for piano and cello. ‘Shifting Echoes’ by @altamihartescu is on #SoundCloud

Shifting Echoes

A short blend of phase and texture in a minimalistic way

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@altamihartescu

8 months

Can anyone give me an example of an orchestral work that has multiple time signatures for different instruments? E.g: cello in 7/8 violin in 5/5…etc. is this possible to conduct?

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8 months

Maybe a silly question…but what is that makes a minor scale be minor…

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9 months

Music and mathematical thinking are processed by the same area of our brains. I keep saying that math without creativity is just a memory workout...

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@altamihartescu

8 months

So, do you think using chance operations composing technique can actually produce what we call music? I think music must be a bit more intentional and less of a chance...

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8 months

Okay, after trying many plugins, I went back to the original John Cage's sampled prepared piano from Big Fish Audio. ‘Minimalistic Toccata’ by Alta Mihartescu is onMinimalistic Toccata’ by Alta Mihartescu is on #SoundCloud

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@altamihartescu

4 months

Dorico please make work the button that deactivates the horrific metronome click during recording. It’s just fighting with my imagination…and it’s winning.

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@altamihartescu

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the spectral analysis of the subsong of a crow .. reveals pitches that form a new tonality. From all post tonality, spectralism seems the most natural way of approaching music.

Twilight Murmurs

Spectral piece featuring the overtones of a crow sound. Pitches selected from spectrograph: C# D F# G A# B

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@altamihartescu

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What do you think about this one?

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

5 months

Live on Spotify. Paparuda, traditional Romanian ritualic dance of Thraco-Dacian origin. Performed to invoke rain during the summer months. I chose a fairly violent and virtuosic piano interpretation with lots of dissonances. It was a perfect candidate for…

Paparuda

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

8 months

such intricate material, and very long.. and these musicians don't read any notation...how is this even possible?

"Rain Tree" by Toru Takemitsu, performed by the Peabody Percussion...

About the piece:Rain Tree (1981)There are three compositions by Takemitsu on the subject of the Rain Tree. Rain Tree Sketch (1982) and Rain Tree Sketch II (1...

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@altamihartescu

2 months

I just figured why I am so much into modular synthesis / sound design lately. Analog is non-binary. Unplugging reconnects me with life in a fresh way. Playing an instrument is not the same..once you master it you know what to expect. The discovery excitement fades out slowly.

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4 months

Creatio ex nihilo - so, do we really need a source of inspiration in the first place?

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9 months

Non music related but related somehow…as he is my main assistant.

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@altamihartescu

8 months

I may never write again in traditional scales...This may be the ultimate freedom experience as a composer.

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@altamihartescu

5 months

Major pentatonic scale…no-one needs any functional music theory knowledge to just go up and down this notes sequence and still call it..music. All you need to do is to relate the movement to the rhythm of your heart beat. Add an arpeggiator and call yourself musician. Is it a…

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4 months

Last release of 2023. This is the piano version. Tomorrow an orchestral cover will become available too.

Whispered Mindscapes

Alta Mihartescu · Song · 2023

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Lux Transcendens - Alta Mihartescu #contemporaryclassicalmusic #contempo ... via @YouTube

Lux Transcendens - Alta Mihartescu #contemporaryclassicalmusic...

Here's the story of a noisy, forceful young piano trying to get a wise cello our of its harmonic stasis..My best work so far…lots of 20th century techniques....

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@altamihartescu

5 months

Live now on Spotify! Some short and playful virtuosic violin.

Dance At The Crossroads

Alta Mihartescu · Song · 2023

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@altamihartescu

9 months

This is what the space beyond the boundaries of time sounds like. A piano composition without meter. ‘Eddies Of Time’ by Alta Mihartescu is on #SoundCloud

Eddies Of Time

"Eddies of Time" is a captivating contemporary piano piece that defies traditional musical boundaries. Composed using 20th-century techniques, it eschews conventional meter, offering a fluid and unanc

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@altamihartescu

9 months

Lux Transcendens by Alta Mihartescu on #SoundCloud #NewMusic #music #ClassicalMusic #contemporary #piano #pianist

Lux Transcendens

A highly energetic, dramatic, and noisy brief rhapsody for piano and cello featuring harmonic stasis, secundal harmony and invented scale.

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@altamihartescu

2 months

My weekend: #SoundCloud

Tightrope Walk

Minimal material used in a polyrhythm study for 2 instruments

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@altamihartescu

5 months

Follow me on Spotify if you are interested in avant-garde concert music.

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8 months

Writing for midi, 100% different than writing for musicians…nobody has time to put in rehearsal..everybody is scared of computers…how is that?

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9 months

"A steady beat has no life in it." - Messiaen.

Quartet for the End of Time: VI. Dance of Fury, for the Seven Trumpets

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesQuartet for the End of Time: VI. Dance of Fury, for the Seven Trumpets · Olivier Messiaen · The Fibonacci Seque...

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8 months

Who else put screws and forks in-between the pristine strings of their grand? I am working on a prepared piano piece but I use Piano Colors from NI

File:Prepared piano board Neumann.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

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It’s still unclear to me why not all minor scales sound the same. Some feel a lot more sad or melancholic…etc. for an Indian probably a natural E minor sounds really happy. Is it just the cultural memory?

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8 months

What is (would be) your favourite unconventional instrument?

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8 months

‘Mosaic Echoes’ by Alta Mihartescu got a cover (YAY!) and it's on #SoundCloud

Mosaic Echoes

Composition featuring Fibonacci sequence and mosaic form for piano and tubular bells.

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

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It’s just so annoying that I have to consciously scale down the virtuosity aspect because no-one has time or money to learn the piece…what about the art behind music? Music should not be just functional and serve a purpose to accurately illustrate emotions or support images…

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Alta Mihartescu

@altamihartescu

8 months

My last week in...indeterministic sounds

Alleargory

Indeterministic, aleatory, counterpoint, and Fibonacci sequence work for timpani, cello, and piano.

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