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My name is Antonio Gervasoni. I'm a Peruvian classical music composer graduated from the National University of Music and Master of Arts by the University of Birmingham. I teach composition and orchestration at the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences and the National University of Music, and I'm also in charge of a film music appreciation course at the University of Lima. My catalog consists of more than 50 works and, although not many are for orchestra, I've made several commissioned orchestrations over the years. My music has been performed in Brasil, Chile, Finland, Germany, Peru, Portugal, Spain and the United States. My awards include: First Prize at the Vanguard Premieres Choral Composition Contest 2004, Special Mention and Distinguished Artist at the 2014 IBLA Grand Prize and Honorable Mention at the "3er Festival Brasil de Cinema Internacional". I was also one of the winners of the 2018 Newly Published Music Competition organized by the NFA.
Dear Diary, mini-opera for soprano, tenor and piano
This video is an animatic of the fifth song from my album "Inspirations", which you can find on digital platforms, such as CZcams Music, Spotify, Apple Music and many more.
Subtitles are available in English and Spanish.
Dear Diary is a mini-opera based on extracts from the book "The Diaries of Adam and Eve", by Mark Twain. I wrote the script myself, using just a few sentences from Twain's book and arranging them in such a way as to produce a story with a convincing dramatic arc. It is dedicated to my grandmother, Gladys Garland.
Dear Diary was recorded in Barcelona, at the famous Liceu Conservatory, by Ximena Agurto, Roger Padullés and Elías Romero.
Part I - 00:00
Part II - 04:24
Part III - 10:40
Follow this link to find out more about my album "Inspirations":
www.antoniogervasoni.com/works/albums/inspirations
Subtitles are available in English and Spanish.
Dear Diary is a mini-opera based on extracts from the book "The Diaries of Adam and Eve", by Mark Twain. I wrote the script myself, using just a few sentences from Twain's book and arranging them in such a way as to produce a story with a convincing dramatic arc. It is dedicated to my grandmother, Gladys Garland.
Dear Diary was recorded in Barcelona, at the famous Liceu Conservatory, by Ximena Agurto, Roger Padullés and Elías Romero.
Part I - 00:00
Part II - 04:24
Part III - 10:40
Follow this link to find out more about my album "Inspirations":
www.antoniogervasoni.com/works/albums/inspirations
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Your presentations are a great gift to the world.
Thank You Very Very Much! 🙏💛
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I learned so much with this little lessons, i hope i could made a piece soon
Thank you for your amazing content:)❤
A true master work! It really holds together so well throughout.
I thought it would be a discret mathematics class
Thank you, this video really helped me a lot! As a new student of composition I have always been very confused about how to use set theory, even though I have read several books about it. But this video provided a fresh perspective and taught me how to use it in my work. Look forward to more videos like this:)
Greetings Antonio. I am new to your page, and I love the direction and drive you have seeking to educate music students and professional musicians with their/our works. How much do you charge for private lessons in orchestration? I am interested, in possibly seeking your listening ear on a few pieces of mine.
Hi! You can find that information on my official website: www.antoniogervasoni.com/services/teaching
I enjoyed listening …again 🤩
I loved the series and i learned much
Gracias bro
This whole series is fantastic.
You got a new sub, thanks!
Thank you so much for the wonderful and beautiful introduction to the elements of composition.
Thanks for this video im a rap beat producer but i recently started to experiment with orchestral pieces and learning more about that type of composition this helped a lot
Nice to take a fundamental approach, it was even as a trained musician very interesting to watch.
Related to tip #5, a habit I've noticed for myself is what I call "additive composition". Once I've entered something in, it creates this psychological barrier against changing it. Maybe it is similar to the cognitive bias of loss aversion. When I don't like where I've ended up, I only want to try to add more things (more notes, more parts, etc...) rather than change or remove existing stuff. Hence, the importance of noticing when this is happening and being willing to "unmake" decisions as you suggest in #5. And software can make it easy to stash and restore those parts later if it doesn't work out.
Thank you
It was my great honor to be at this performance, having timed my return to my homeland so that I could attend this premiere. I shall not soon forget it! Thank you, Antonio, for giving to us this work and for selflessly encouraging me, a fellow composer, as much as you have.
Thank you very much, Hwaen! It was a real honor for me that you were present.
Felicitaciones Antonio!! Que bonito concierto....
Very nice! Congratulations Antonio!
que bonito concierto! una obra maestra, toda bien pensada con su toque de peruanidad característica como sello de una obra que atraerá la vista y escucha de muchos pianistas... felicitaciones Antonio... orgullo! y a ver si lo puedo hacer algún día aquí... en Trujilandia :D
Sublime and touching 💌
Got some new insight . Thanks for putting out such knowledge 🙂
Thank you for making these!
you mention that the result is divided by twelve, result of what operation? What is being done and why? What does this look like?
Hi! Yes, that's where I talk about mathematical operations with sets. Let's say I want to transpose a pc, say 9, a perfect fifth up. What I have to do is add 7 (7 semitones make a perfect fifth) to 9. The result is 16, but 16 is not a pc (only the integers 0-11 are pc's). Of course, you would immediately say that 16 is equal to 4, because it's like going from the 12-hour system to the 24-hour system. But suppose it is a much larger number, arising as a result of a very complex operation. How would you find the equivalent pc? Well, you just divide the number by 12 and keep the remainder, which in this case is 4.
@@AntonioGervasoni Thank you! You're a treasure!
Today I had the pleasure of finding this series and after watching all of it I can say it really is great! Top tier educational material! Too bad there are no videos for brass, even though I imagine it is not all that different to dealing with woodwinds.
You're right. I also wanted to do those but unfortunately I don't have time. I have to teach, compose and take care of various other things (and have a life, of course). There just isn't time on my schedule to make videos anymore. Maybe when AI's get smarter I can ask one to help me. :-)
wow I'm hooked now!
Nice brother
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for your music. I’m happy to hear some new music that is not only atonal and agressive. Thanks also for your series on pitch classes. It’s been refreshing for my own work. Have a wonderful time !
Thank you very much, Nicholas! Some say that contemporary classical music is moving away from those things you mention. I'm not sure if this is true or not, but in my case, with the exception of a few "exploratory" works, I've always leaned towards writing music of a more "amiable" nature. I'm not saying it's better. It's just what I prefer.
Grazie Antonio, serie molto interessante!
Interesting introduction!
Buenísimo!
Last repeated chord is stunning!
Thank you very much!
Really fantastic! Beautiful piece. Would love to hear the entire work. This composition method reminds me of Stockhausen "Formulaic" method. Adhering to a set of rules created by the composer. Although their details of the inner workings are very different the overall concept is similar. Your adaptation of Dasa's method is also very intriguing. I like your approach of listening to the pitches as you apply them to the rhythmic mold as opposed to chance. Your channel is really great. It must take a lot of work to put these together. Congrats
Thanks! Yes, indeed, Haladhara was a great admirer of Stockhausen and applied many of Stockhausen's principles to his own ideas on composition. He even corresponded with him in the 90s (don't ask me how) and Stockhausen sent him some autographed CD's. Your comment reminds me that I have to make a third video on this process, to explain how I'm using Haladraha's method to write this piece.
Great series Antonio. I will certainly give it a shot in one of my future compositions. It’s intriguing.
A question from an interested amateur in Sweden: How much is what you describe in these excelent videos related to George Perle´'s Twelvetone Tonality technique?
That is an interesting question. I know who Perle was but to be honest I don't know anything about his technique. I just found an article that explains it. I'll look into it to see if there's any connection.
@@AntonioGervasoni Thank you for your hasty answer. :)
I apologize for the delay. I'm teaching so many classes this semester that I didn't get to read the article before, but I just did. Perle's TTT (Twelve-Tone Tonality) also uses the concept of sets, but in Perle's system, sets are built following a set of rules (or at least, that's what I understand from the article). In Set Theory there are no rules for the construction of sets. But it is interesting to know that the concept has been used in other ways. I had no idea about that.
Thank you for the video! As a suggestion for the next topic, it’d be great to see some short composition exercise videos where you use set theory to compose short 8-16 bars passages.
You're welcome. It's a great idea! Thanks for the suggestion.
😍 got to channel on the right time!
Me too (2023)
Thanks a lot!
En 11.12: +4 no es una 3ra menor sino mayor.
Tienes toda la razón! Incluiré una errata en la descripción. Gracias!
This is great ❤️
Very informative! I'll have to experiment with this in my own music! :)
I'm very glad that you liked it. In fact, since this video never had a sequel, I plan to make a series that explains in more depth the basic concepts related to set theory and what advantages it offers when composing.
Gracias por los videos. Saludos desde México!
De nada! Es un gusto!
I tried to write one of these but since I can’t read or write music the effort was futile.
I know what you mean. I was in your shoes once, many years ago. I had ideas but I didn't know how to develop them, much less how to write them. There's music that can be made without the need for a score, but for something like this it's a must.
Again…brilliant art and craft! Very generous of you to share the composer’s thinking and doing process. Enjoyed the pedagogy and the music.
Thank you very much, Simon. It takes a long time and effort to make these videos and I'm very happy to know that other people find them interesting and above all useful.
Brilliant!
@18:20: no, not linux/mac only, on windows as well. Nothing operating system specific in there. They all allow to run different MuseScore version in //
Oh, didn't know that! That's great! Thank you for clarifying!
Very insightful video, I must say. The Musescore team should definitely take a look at this video, maybe you can share it on the forums.
Thank you! Hadn’t thought of that. I will.