Musica Futurista

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Musica Futurista: The Art of Noises
Musica Futurista: The Art of Noises cover
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04)
Genre Futurist, experimental
Length 72:55
Label LTM Publishing / DRA

Musica Futurista: The Art of Noises is a collection of music and spoken word from the Italian Futurist movement of 1909-1935. The subtitle is taken from Luigi Russolo's 1913 manifesto, The Art of Noises. As well as period recordings, including "free verse" readings by Futurist figurehead Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and the celebrated "intonarumori" created by Russolo (which influenced Stravinsky, Stockhausen and John Cage), the CD includes contemporary performances of other key Futurist works. The material has been digitally remastered and includes a deluxe booklet with many rare images and detailed sleeve notes by noted author James Hayward.

[edit] Cover art

The cover of Musica Futurista features a colorized photograph of Luigi Russolo (left) and his assistant Ugo Piatti with their intonarumori, a family of musical instruments invented in 1913 by Russolo. The intonarumori were acoustic noise generators that permitted the performer to create and control the dynamics and pitch of several different types of noises.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Definizione Di Futurismo" - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti - 2:56
  2. "La Guerra : L'aspettazione" - Francesco Balilla Pratella - 2:26
  3. "La Guerra : La Battaglia" - Francesco Balilla Pratella - 2:55
  4. "La Guerra : La Vittoria" - Francesco Balilla Pratella - 3:16
  5. "La Battaglia Di Adrianopoli" - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti - 3:03
  6. "Risveglio Di Una Citta" - Luigi Russolo - 0:03
  7. "Intonarumori : Gorgogliatore (Gurgler)" - Luigi Russolo - 1:19
  8. "Intonarumori : Ronzatore (Buzzer)" - Luigi Russolo - 1:04
  9. "Intonarumori : Ululatore (Hooter)" - Luigi Russolo - 1:42
  10. "Intonarumori : Crepitatore (Crackler)" - Luigi Russolo - 1:06
  11. "Corale" - Antonio Russolo - 1:57
  12. "Serenata" - Antonio Russolo - 2:34
  13. "Sintesi Musicali Futuristiche" - Aldo Giuntini and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti - 6:51
  14. "The India Rubber Man (Foxtrot)" - Aldo Giuntini - 2:00
  15. "Aeroduello (Dinamosintesi)" - Luigi Grandi - 2:59
  16. "Two Preludes From Gli Stati D'animo" - Silvio Mix - 2:44
  17. "Profilo Sintetico - Musicale Di Marinetti" - Silvio Mix - 1:12
  18. "Prelude To Prigionieri" - Franco Casavola - 2:49
  19. "Danza Della Scimmie" - Franco Casavola - 2:28
  20. "Pupazzetti" - Alfredo Casella - 6:56
  21. "Parole In Liberta" - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti - 3:39
  22. "Futurist Caprice" - Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli - 3:48
  23. "Cinque Sintesi Radiofoniche" - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti - 13:08

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