Creation:
Commissioner: Percussions de Strasbourg
Musicians: 3 percussionnists
Duration: 8′
Commissioned by Les Percussions de Strasbourg from Maurilio Cacciatore, Corale is the first piece in the world to use the “vibrating stick”, an instrument developed by the composer following his first collaboration with Les Percussions de Strasbourg in 2016. This new stick, which makes it possible to produce long and continuous sounds, was born out of research into the possibilities of sound creation with vibrating objects such as electric razors, while taking into account the difficulty of percussion instruments to obtain continuous sounds.
The title “Corale” is a celebration of the new playing horizons that this stick can offer and the newly imaginable world of sound. An innovative technique, corresponding to a new palette of timbres, which enriches the writing of percussion instruments.