2024-04-23 07:28
In the intricate unfolding of classical guitar history, there is one key figure whose virtuosity and innovation forever altered the landscape of romantic music. Guitarist and composer Fernan… Read More
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Classical guitar, Poetry, and Philosophy. Bridging the gap between human intellect and creative works. A volcano continuously erupting!
2024-04-19 09:20
In literature, where emotions dance with words, a poetic phenomenon delves deep into the complexities of the human soul: poetry inspired by “spleen.” This elusive and captivating… Read More
2024-04-14 14:37
I still wonder who is behind the mirror:
Caravaggio planting nails to St. Peter
Or the soul of a canary now accustomed to the bars?
The sink no longer drips.
Alone, finally, I’m sprea… Read More
2024-04-08 18:05
In the chaotic hustle and bustle of our daily lives, finding moments of peace can seem like mission impossible. Have you ever wondered about the hypnotizing power of music in lulling your mi… Read More
2024-04-06 17:16
In the vast landscape of poetry, some voices resonate beyond their time, captivating readers with a profound exploration of life’s complexities. Rainer Maria Rilke, a luminary in the r… Read More
2024-04-06 08:46
In a world where words move with the rhythm of life, there is a fascinating art form that transcends boundaries and echoes the beating heart of society. Welcome to the fascinating realm of r… Read More
2024-04-02 14:27
Those reading these lines may be quiet. I don’t. I wallow in my restlessness like a fish in the most pristine open seas.
Those reading these lines might seek comfort in words of hope… Read More
2024-04-01 17:17
In literature’s vast and multifaceted territory, love poems represent timeless testimonies to the depth of human emotions and connections. They capture the essence of romance in its my… Read More
2024-03-30 09:48
And I’m here,
as I told you before,
searching for traces
among the virgin shelves
Of this library.
Pages never read,
hard,
inviolate,
flow like stones
Under my fingers.
Pages of anoth… Read More
2024-03-29 17:48
Embark on a melodic journey through the annals of time with “Strings through Time: Unraveling in Brief the History of the Classical Guitar, Legitimate Daughter of the Lute.” Imag… Read More
2024-03-29 09:00
“When I say that war is the source of allthe arts, I also mean that it is the sourceOf all the great virtues and faculties of men.”
(J. Ruskin)
I didn’t go to war:
Too you… Read More
2024-03-27 10:58
Six years along a concrete river,
Among cardboard people and chloroform thoughts,(Fragments held still like old canariesIn a colossal cage without bars).
Six years of following the same evo… Read More
2024-03-26 16:46
An ant walks alone
In the desert of my wall.
I watch it motionless. I feel immense.
…
The void drips with inhuman sweat.
Deposited for legal protection with Patamu: certificate
Brief… Read More
2024-03-25 15:52
In the elusive realm of music, where emotions intertwine with melodies, lies a hidden treasure that resonates deeply with the purity of children’s innocence. Welcome to a journey throu… Read More
2024-03-22 15:17
In the enchanted realm where melodies dance like fireflies at night, one name shines brighter than the others: Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 – 1959), the Bach of Brazil. A prolific master o… Read More
2024-03-22 08:58
In the enchanting world of poetry, where words dance on the delicate strings of emotions and images, Easter emerges as a timeless muse, inspiring verses that resonate with the essence of ren… Read More
2024-03-20 08:40
In musical virtuosi, one name stands out as a beacon of unparalleled talent and innovation: Niccolò Paganini (1782 – 1840). As we delve into the enigmatic world of this master… Read More
2024-03-19 15:52
The vocabulary comforts me: obscenity offends the common sense of decency. Such an amusing definition happens a few times in hundreds of pages. Meanwhile, I begin by thinking about this &ldq&hell…Read More
2024-03-18 16:17
In today’s fast-paced world filled with constant hustle and bustle, finding moments of tranquility can be a precious luxury. Imagine this: sinking into a world where stress evaporates… Read More
2024-03-18 08:52
If the “quid pro quo” is undoubtedly a deplorable practice, some questions arise about the significance of giving and its consequences. First, something is given insofar as someo… Read More
2024-03-17 15:45
It’s all about orgones…
–“…Our nature is distinction. We do not distinguish ourselves enough if we are not
faithful to this nature. Therefore, we have to mak… Read More
2024-03-17 09:21
This photograph was taken in Paris during the summer of 1989. From right, my mother (Rosa Rizzo), my father (Raffaele), and me.Incompressible, like water in a press
In memory of my father (1… Read More
2024-03-17 08:39
In the enchanting realm where intricate melodies dance on the strings of classical guitars, a modern-day name reigns supreme: Leo Brouwer. As a luminary in musical composition, Brouwer&rsquo&hell…Read More
2024-03-16 15:49
Listening to the rebel song
That your eyes bring to the world,
restores me to an ancient, icy silence,
To the endless, vibrant cares
That only your name can arouse.
In the chirping of a mad… Read More
2024-03-15 15:58
At the heart of the musical revolution that defined the beginning of the 20th century, two brilliant minds emerged as the bearers of a new sound era. Alban Berg (1885 – 1935) and Anton… Read More
2024-03-14 09:04
In the tumultuous period following World War I, Europe was in a state of profound change. It was a time of chaos and creativity when artists sought new ways to express the inner turmoil of a… Read More
2024-03-13 09:04
Nature, with its expressive simplicity, has taught us that exchanges occur as a function of a potential difference between the giver and the acceptor. In more general terms, we might speak o… Read More
2024-03-12 08:51
Unraveling the intricate tapestry of musical evolution, the guitar stands as a beacon of melodic and harmonic artistry, weaving its enchanting melodies through the corridors of time. As we d… Read More
2024-03-10 15:45
In the intricate tapestry of music history, some moments stand out like bold brushstrokes on a canvas. One of these revolutionary figures who dared to challenge norms and redefine European m… Read More
2024-03-09 15:50
In classical music, where melodies dance, and harmonies sing, one name stands out like a shining beacon: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Often overshadowed by the colossal legacy of his father, J… Read More
2024-03-08 10:35
When people talk about Charles Bukowski (1920 – 1944), the most disparate ideas often come to mind: that he was a crude, uncultured man, devoted only to consuming himself in vices or… Read More
2024-03-07 15:47
Warhol’s Campbell cans,
by the thousands,
Almost as if they were splinters of air,
Are thronging all around me.
And where I’d like to cackle,
There is only the cold muffling of… Read More
2024-03-07 08:23
Almost an ode. Sustained, at times severe, but always firm
Each path leads to a destination. More accurately, we could say “to the destination” because, after all, the prefigured… Read More
2024-03-06 09:48
I firmly believe that musical revolutions, as in any other artistic form, result from an emergent process, an a posteriori observation, rather than the result of deliberate choices. On the c… Read More
2024-03-04 09:50
When one wishes to talk about Bach (1685 – 1750), there are only two possible strategies: the first, laconic, is limited to the epithet “Absolute Master of Polyphony.” The… Read More
2024-03-02 15:48
At the edge of the night that gives the ego dominion over the senses, among the shadows that slip stealthily into the blinding darkness of a hidden immensity, lies the door that Dante alread… Read More
2024-02-26 16:04
I pose a question: admitting the validity of Lacan’s belief that man is “immersed” from the moment of his birth in language (a thesis I agree with wholeheartedly), how muc… Read More
2024-02-26 10:00
I have just added a new poem titled “Crowd,” whose inspirational theme stems from observing the everyday life of an undistinguished mass of individuals who, in the grip of assim… Read More
2024-02-23 10:40
Is there a relationship between music and poetry? Indeed, this is a somewhat partisan question and can be answered in many ways. In principle, all art forms can be related to each other, but… Read More
2024-02-20 09:51
I just added a new short story titled “Woman’s Body.” It is a rough story with solid psychological overtones and centers on the trauma a girl experiences while waiting in… Read More
2024-02-19 10:23
There’s no denying it: Romantic composers never cease to amaze us with their modernity, so much for the unchanging persistence of music composed before a specific historical period (a… Read More
2024-02-18 09:47
I have just added a new poem titled “I Want to Dream of a Sleeping Reality,” the common thread of which is a deep desire to overcome the rigidity of superstructures imposed by m… Read More
2024-02-16 10:32
Five Deutschmark coin dedicated to Berlin composer Felix Mendelssohn. A tribute to German romantic music.Back to the Future Part I
Imagine taking a trip back in time, 200 years, to be precis… Read More
2024-02-15 08:31
That risk and freedom had some degree of kinship is consciously or unconsciously known to most people. Risk and freedom were two sides of the same coin; however, it seems to result from con… Read More
2024-02-14 08:50
Freedom is like a backpack given to the wanderer who sets out along an unknown path: it is filled with food and utensils, and this, together with the will to move forward, ensures that the… Read More
2024-02-13 10:19
I have added a new poetic prose entitled “Bacchus, Tobacco, and Venus: over the centuries faithful.” It is a tribute to pleasure, to life, and in defense of all those activities… Read More
2024-02-12 11:11
Andrés Segovia (1893 – 1987) was unquestionably one of the greatest and most influential musicians of the last century, devoted wholeheartedly to the dissemination of the classi… Read More
2024-02-11 09:27
I have just added a new poetic prose entitled “A Clock Ticks.” It is a kind of elegy related to the inner observation of the periodic movement of a mechanical clock. Along with… Read More
2024-02-09 10:07
“It is my heart the most torn country.” (G. Ungaretti)
Why is it unimaginable to have music without time indications (time statement, note duration, pauses, etc.)? Even the most… Read More
2024-02-08 18:47
I just added a new long story (almost a mini-novel) titled “Contemporary Comedy.” The themes covered are those of grief processing, a complicated love relationship, and the onse… Read More
2024-02-07 09:21
A formless soul, devoid of regularity, incapable of adapting to the rigid boundaries that quadrature imposes is what Eugenio Montale (1896 – 1981), in the incipit of his celebrated col… Read More
2024-02-06 09:07
I recently added a new poem composed about twelve years ago at the Pão de Açúcar in Rio de Janeiro. The title is “Australia,” which might seem a bit strange… Read More
2024-02-05 10:39
With this article, I wish to begin a reasoned discussion on the existing rapport between music and poetry, asking all the relevant questions and trying to proceed with a logical approach sup… Read More
2024-02-04 10:54
I just added a new poem entitled “Hydra.” I hope you enjoy it, and I look forward to reading your comments!
Fountain depicting the Hydra of Lerna
Hydra
Nine heads of the Hydra st… Read More
2024-02-02 11:31
To speak worthily about Eugenio Montale (1896 – 1981) would certainly require much more space than that allotted by a simple article, however, while not aspiring to conduct an exhausti… Read More
2024-02-01 10:00
Circles, the best representation of the eternal returnI added a new poem, “I rode a white beast.” After various analyses I have conducted, its structure is based on an implicit r… Read More
2024-01-31 10:30
Since I was born, I have been immersed in a “middle ground,” suspended between art and the craft of ceramics. The Italian town where I came into the world and grew up until my te… Read More
2024-01-30 08:48
I’ve added a new short story titled “The Pact.” The character searches for a place to intone an invocation one winter night. Follow him in his story and experience the most… Read More
2024-01-29 16:16
Indeed, you must wonder what a technical post is doing in a context that privileges music and literature (especially poetry). The truth is twofold: first, this is not a technical post, and s… Read More
2024-01-28 09:09
I’ve added a new poem, “Nymphs, elves, gods, and goats.” It’s a contemporary poetic composition that depicts a scene with nymphs, elves, gods, and goats waiting in th… Read More
2024-01-26 10:58
Before I begin, I would like to clarify. I admire Schoenberg, have listened several times to his expressionist and twelve-tone compositions, and have read his books (I consider his Treatise… Read More
2024-01-25 09:18
I’ve just added a new short story to my online collection titled “Cardboard Magnates.” I hope you will enjoy it and add your comments. I’m looking forward to reading… Read More
2024-01-24 09:08
You speak. Nevertheless, those lips vibrate like the beating of a gnat’s wings. Speak. You speak when the sun screams, or the rain whiningly whispers its song. In the cracks in the wal… Read More
2024-01-23 09:10
I’ve just added a new poem called “Like the counterweight of a metronome,” which I composed a few years ago to give my perception of time a lyrical aspect. I hope you like… Read More
2024-01-22 23:12
If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?
I would try to make my pet understand the concept of art. I know what you’re thinking: “He’s crazy over!… Read More
2024-01-22 08:17
Each day, I cross out a calendar box. Not to mark a day gone by or to be lulled by the melancholy of the past. I tick a box for each certainty that has gradually failed or, if you want to pu… Read More
2024-01-21 23:06
Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc. My first name is “Giuseppe” (in English, it’s “Joseph”). It’s a relatively common… Read More
2024-01-21 09:13
I’ve just added a poetic composition named “Infinite nigredo.” I’m looking forward to reading your comments and answering them!
Infinite nigredo
Discover the thresh… Read More
2024-01-20 23:05
What’s your dream job?If you think I should write a short list like a dentist, taxi driver, or director of a panda nursery, well, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I need to.
I… Read More
2024-01-19 23:26
What makes a good leader?I can make the example of a conductor. Is he a leader? Of course! He is a sort of borrowed head for an orchestra. All the musicians are professionals, with long expe… Read More
2024-01-19 09:52
Some time ago, I had the pleasure of watching a documentary on Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (whom, from now on, I will call ABM, as was customary in his day), a pianist so shy that he grant… Read More
2024-01-18 22:40
If you could un-invent something, what would it be? Unfortunately (or maybe luckily), un-inventing is impossible and wholly nonsensical. I could have written examples like atom bombs, rap mu… Read More
2024-01-18 09:29
I’ve just added a new composition of short poems named “Quartet of Short Poems No. 1.” I’m looking forward to reading your comments and answering them!
Quartet of S… Read More
2024-01-17 22:48
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?I feel I’m in trouble trying to answer this question. The reason is simple: I’m not ashamed to say that, except… Read More
2024-01-17 10:08
I want to relate some details of my disastrous experience with my first classical guitar teacher. I think many considerations can be helpful to newcomers to avoid awkward situations and wast… Read More
2024-01-16 22:21
Where can you reduce clutter in your life?
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what then is an empty desk a sign?”
(A. Einstein)
This is not a common questi… Read More
2024-01-16 09:44
I’ve just added a new poem, “I Dream of Living in a Hamlet of Hovels.” I’m looking forward to reading your comments!
I dream of living in a hamlet of hovels
Poetry i… Read More
2024-01-15 22:52
What is your favorite animal?When I lived in Rome, I had many tropical fish, twelve turtles, and a brown bunny named Nutella. Frankly speaking, I’m not an actual animal lover, but I lo… Read More
2024-01-15 10:10
We want to ask how pleasant, aesthetically appreciable, and ultimately beautiful atonal music is. First, clarifying that “atonality” does not imply using serial or similarly cont… Read More
2024-01-14 09:36
I’ve just added a new story titled “A train ride.” If you like it, please feel free to comment or ask for any other desired topics. My creative explorations are always eage… Read More
2024-01-13 23:07
Think back on your most memorable road trip.About 15 years ago, I worked in a large pharma firm in Rome. It was a fascinating professional period of my life, with many activities and respons… Read More
2024-01-12 22:35
What snack would you eat right now?It can appear strange, but I’m Italian and haven’t eaten pizza for a long time. This might disappoint some foreigners, but it’s true, I s… Read More
2024-01-12 10:12
I’ve added a new poetic prose called “In the beginning was the Word.” All your comments are very welcome!
In the beginning was the Word
The post Update: new poetry “… Read More
2024-01-11 22:43
Do you play games in your daily life? What do the words “playing time” tell you?
I must admit, though reluctant, that I never play. I am not caught up only in “serious&rd&helli…Read More
2024-01-11 22:43
Giochi nella tua vita quotidiana? Cosa ti dicono le parole “tempo di gioco”?Devo ammettere, anche se restio, che non gioco mai. Non sono una persona presa solo dagli impegni &ldq&hell…Read More
2024-01-11 11:30
I’ve added a new poetic prose called “In Praise of the Fog.” All your comments are very welcome!
In Praise of the Fog
The post Update: new poetry “In Praise of the… Read More
2024-01-10 22:48
Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it?
I was a young boy, about nine years old when I started hearing about “magic” tools named compute… Read More
2024-01-10 09:58
Is there a boundary separating musical experimentation from music itself? In other words, can it be established that when experiments stop producing music, they generate something else? To g… Read More
2024-01-09 22:50
What is your mission?
I love the idea of a mission and, running the risk of appearing too ambitious; I’d say that I set different missions to accomplish during my life.
Whatever I… Read More
2024-01-08 23:04
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?
I believe it’s difficult for us to appreciate the value of each moment human minds face. We take for granted that we… Read More
2024-01-08 08:57
I want to continue the unraveling of avant-garde and experimental music by analyzing some of its most iconic compositions. In this case, it is the famous (famous and, in a way, even “i… Read More
2024-01-06 12:54
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say?
Nietzsche’s quote:
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
Nothing else. I would write only a friendly remin… Read More
2024-01-05 22:24
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?
I spend much more time thinking about the future. Of course, it doesn’t mean that my past has no impact on my life… Read More
2024-01-04 22:32
What makes you feel nostalgic?
I seldom feel nostalgic, but sometimes I think about some specific past moments, and a chain of mental associations unravels.
I was very passionate about… Read More
2024-01-04 09:23
György Ligeti is famous for his musical experimentation, marked atonality, and pursuit of “static” music. He is also credited with the highly original symphonic poem of the… Read More
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