About the work

DUE CANTI, for 25 flutes, draws inspiration mainly from Dante Aligheri´s well-known narrative poem "La Divina Comedia". The piece consists of two contrasting movements: "Inferno" and "Paradiso". 

I´ve tried to paint with sounds some of the vivid images that appear in the work. “Inferno”, a world of chaos and despair, is a vibrant cacophony consisting of an insistent, mechanical ostinato, dissonant counterpoints and frullato cries in the upper registers of all flutes.

“Paradiso”, a place of order and sensual delight, features luminous open fifths in the medium-high register, a theme in long notes which is symmetrical in design (as to represent God-like perfection and balance), aswell as long, lyrical solos for the first flute and the bass flute.

A secondary source of inspiration for the piece was the painting "The Garden of Earthly Delights" by the great Hieronymus Bosch.