Musica-Manifesto n. 1 di Luigi Nono: origini e sviluppi di un dittico

Abstract

Among all the problems that Musica-Manifesto n. 1 (1969) poses, arguably the most evident concerns the apparent incoherence between the two parts of the composition: sound materials, performing rules and performers’ voices factually change. Why did therefore Luigi Nono consider Un volto, e del mare and Non consumiamo Marx as two parts of the same composition? The lack of a written score makes the situation even more complicated. In such a context, sketches and old recordings, but also letters, interviews and writings, acquire a particularly great importance. Starting from the reconstruction of the historical context and compositional process, and proceeding through a detailed study of the extant sources, the Author proposes a general interpretation of the composition, also including some relevant considerations regarding its execution.