THICK SKIN (stratum lucidum), for guitar & electronics

Oscar Bianchi

THICK SKIN (stratum lucidum)

for guitar & electronics

Oscar Bianchi THICK SKIN (stratum lucidum)

for guitar & electronics

commissioned by Fondation Nicati-de Luze and Fondation SUISA with support of Grame centre national de création musicale

First performance: 22 October 2022

Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik

Francesco Palmieri

Duration: 16 minutes ca.

© 2022 Oscar Bianchi, Berlin (GERMANY)

Tous droits réservés pour tous pays All rights reserved version of 10 November 2022

Composer’s note

• Accidentals are always valid until the end of the measure and exclusively for the specific pitch (not on other octaves).

• Altered pitches might be respelled within the measure for cautionary purposes.

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