THE INTERPRETER-ALONGSIDE
Multimodal Communication in music creation
This artistic research aims at re-evaluating the role of the interpreters in music by enhancing their creative involvement within composition, and questioning the current tendency of reducing the ‘dialogue’ between interpreters and composers to the practical (and hermeneutic) relationship through the mediation of a written score. Therefore, the notion of textuality in music must be re- examined in order to extend its meaning beyond the limitations of traditional notation, to encompass other layers related to orality that give rise to a redefined text. Furthermore, new strategies are to be developed in collaboration with interpreters to enhance the uniqueness of performance, by working, for example, with the creative possibilities of their perception and memory applied to composition. A fundamental aspect of this research entails the analysis of multimodal communication systems within the paradigm of collaborative/co-creative encounters between interpreters and composers. While there are studies on multimodal communication in musical contexts, the majority of these focus on cases from masterclasses, pedagogical contexts, and rehearsals. However, multimodal communication in the relationship between interpreters and composers has not yet been the subject of in-depth study, especially in relation to the analysis of the moment of musical creation, in which practices of collaboration, research and/or co-creation can be developed. Consequently, this research seeks to broaden existing scientific studies in this domain. It is important to note that this theoretical approach is in continuous dialogue with the researcher’s own artistic practice, since the methodologies developed with and for the interpreters are found and applied in a series of case studies consisting of new compositions closely conceived alongside the interpreters.
CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS
- Margherita Berlanda (accordionist)
- Pierpaolo Dianapoli (guitarist) & Matteo Tundo (electronics)
- Manuel Teles (saxophonist)
- Roberta Fanari (soprano), Francesca Gabucci (actress) & Beatrice Binda (soprano)
- Liliana Parisi (pianist)
- Carlotta Raponi (flutist)
- Giuseppe Mennuti (guitarist) & Pierpaolo Dianapoli (guitarist)
PUBLICATIONS
2026
“La huella de la interpretación en la creación musical: Aproximaciones a la presencia del intérprete como búsqueda de otras posibilidades en música”, in Espacio Sonoro, Camilo Irizo (Ed.), n. 62, January–April (2026), ISSN 1887-2093, D.L.: SE-2436-04. <https://espaciosonoro.tallersonoro.com/2026/04/13/la-huella-de-la-interpretacion-en-la-creacion-musical-aproximaciones-a-la-presencia-del-interprete-como-busqueda-de-otras-posibilidades-en-musica-david-antunez-rodriguez/>
“Diferencias entre ver y oír la recursividad en musica: Récitation n. 11 de Georges Aperghis”, in Sul Ponticello, Sergio Blardony & Joan Gómez Alemany (Eds.). <https://sulponticello.com/iii-epoca/diferencias-entre-ver-y-oir-la-recursividad-en-musica-recitation-n-11-de-georges-aperghis/>
2025
“Verso cammini sognati. Un’analisi di Audéeis di Mauricio Sotelo – Parte I” in Obiettivo Contemporaneo, published online on 5 February 2025. <https://www.obiettivocontemporaneo.com/2025/02/05/verso-cammini-sognati-unanalisi-di-audeeis-di-mauricio-sotelo-parte-i/>
“Verso cammini sognati. Un’analisi di Audéeis di Mauricio Sotelo – Parte II” in Obiettivo Contemporaneo, published online on 14 February 2025. <https://www.obiettivocontemporaneo.com/2025/02/14/verso-cammini-sognati-unanalisi-di-audeeis-di-mauricio-sotelo-parte-ii/>
“Verso cammini sognati. Un’analisi di Audéeis di Mauricio Sotelo – Parte III” in Obiettivo Contemporaneo, published online on 4 March 2025. <https://www.obiettivocontemporaneo.com/2025/03/04/verso-cammini-sognati-unanalisi-di-audeeis-di-mauricio-sotelo-parte-iii/>
2022
“Hacia caminos soñados. Un análisis de «Audéeis», el cuarteto de cuerda con cantaor de Mauricio Sotelo”, in Espacio Sonoro, Camilo Irizo (ed.), 57, May–August (2022), ISSN 1887-2093, D. L.: SE-2436-04. <https://espaciosonoro.tallersonoro.com/2022/07/25/hacia-caminos-sonados-un-analisis-de-audeeis-el-cuarteto-de-cuerda-con-cantaor-de-mauricio-sotelo-david-antunez-rodriguez/>
2021
“Comporre la presenza. Una rivalutazione della figura dell’interprete in musica”, in L’instabilità del quesito: La domanda nel fare artistico: cinque anni di ricerca Milano, Firenze, Gent, Gabriele Manca (ed.), n.s. 1 (2021), ISBN: 9788846761163. <https://www.edizioniets.com/scheda.asp?n=9788846761163&from=&fk_s=>