Talia (2024)

Program notes:

Talia, for guitar and live electronics, inspired by the muse of comedy and bucolic poetry, is part of a series for solo instrument or solo instrument and electronics dedicated to the nine mythological muses. The piece develops around a continuous descending movement, made possible by the guitar's tuning, which generates a progressive deviation towards ever lower registers.
This endless glissando, suggesting a perpetual fall, is counterpointed by an electronic ostinato that accompanies the entire piece, creating a cyclical structure. The electronics act as a counterpoint to the fluidity of the acoustic instrument, creating a dialogue between the incessant movement of the descent and the static nature of the ostinato. The descent into the depths of the sound represents a form of sonic aberration, taking the instrument into deep, dark territory.

Although Talia is traditionally associated with the lightness of comedy, here it is reinterpreted as a guide on a sonic journey to a deeper truth, through a descent that is both transformation and constant tension between movement and static.