Nicola Monopoli was born in Barletta (Italy) in 1991.
He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and New Technologies with honors and an honorable mention, a Master’s Degree in Electronic Music with honors and he graduated with full marks in Composition from ‘N. Piccinni’ Conservatory in Bari.
He studied with relevant composers of the contemporary and electronic music scene such as Jonathan Cole, Michael Oliva, Riccardo Santoboni, Francesco Scagliola, Matteo Franceschini, Massimo Carlentini, Francesco Maria Paradiso, Michele Maiellari and Gilbert Nouno.
He was the first composer to earn the Artist Diploma in Composition from The Royal College of Music in London supported by a Clifton Parker Award and a scholarship by Giovani Artisti Italiani Association, Project DE.MO./Movin’Up (partner of the Italian Ministry of Culture).
His compositions were performed in Italy, France, Germany, Australia, England, Ireland, Norway, Greece, Russia, the United States, Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Cyprus, Mexico and Brazil.
He participated in electroacoustic and contemporary music concert seasons and festivals of international…
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The piece, as the name implies, is divided into 3 parts. The first represents a person who writes the memories which he wants to get rid of on a piece of paper. The person tears and throws the paper into the fire, a sort of magical purification or a reset function.
The second part introduces the idea of catharsis, the breathing becomes strong, almost ritualistic. This completes the purification process and, from here, it is possible to begin again from scratch.
The third part is a sort of return to reality, to the constant struggle of life, restarting to write the memories on a paper, in a cyclical continuity.
The form of the piece is strictly related to this image. The composition starts and ends with the sound of a trigger, a matchstick, symbolizing the possible loopability of the piece.
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