Guise, Jean François de - Trio (2009) for alto flute, cor anglais and viola op.25, no.6

Guise Jean François de
Intonarumori per Flauto, Clarinetto in Sib e Corno in Fa
op. 25, No. 8

Concerts in churches always have a special atmosphere, especially when history shines through the cracks in the wall. You can hardly escape this impression when you experience a performance in the Church of Santa Maria Immacolata in Rome.
In 2009 Jean François de Guise wrote his work “Intonarumori” (“Noise Generator”) especially for a concert in this church.
It was named after the Italian artist, painter and composer Luigi Carlo Filippo Russolo (1885-1947).
They built instruments, precisely those "noise generators", in order to deal with the noise level of modern cities and machines.
Jean François de Guise's approach is completely different, similarly contrary to that of Luigi Carlo Filippo Russolos in his day. In this work the composer tries again to put the sound in the foreground without necessarily wanting to be tonal. If you look at the score, you can see that the piece is almost entirely free-tonal.
Nevertheless, Jean François de Guise is able to convey the impression that everything has its “tonal order” and with his music he takes away any feeling for space and time, which makes listening to it an almost meditative experience.
Thomas Schönboom

Flute, clarinet in B flat, horn in F
Score & 2 parts / 21 pages