{"product_id":"campogrande-suona-fortissimo-breitkopf","title":"Campogrande: Suona fortissimo!","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nicola Campogrande (1969-)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation (this edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"edition-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Piano Reduction, Suona\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eOriginally for\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Orchestra, Suona\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suona fortissimo! (2026) (suona.pno – 3.2.2.2 – 4.3.3.1 – timp.perc(3) – hp – str)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Saddle-Stitch\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790004191750\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.1\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 96\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/breitkopf\/docs\/eb_9680_campogrande_suona_fortissimo_\" class=\"global-button global-button--text\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"bi bi-book\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"margin-right: 5px;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M1 2.828c.885-.37 2.154-.769 3.388-.893 1.33-.134 2.458.063 3.112.752v9.746c-.935-.53-2.12-.603-3.213-.493-1.18.12-2.37.461-3.287.811V2.828zm7.5-.141c.654-.689 1.782-.886 3.112-.752 1.234.124 2.503.523 3.388.893v9.923c-.918-.35-2.107-.692-3.287-.81-1.094-.111-2.278-.039-3.213.492V2.687zM8 1.783C7.015.936 5.587.81 4.287.94c-1.514.153-3.042.672-3.994 1.105A.5.5 0 0 0 0 2.5v11a.5.5 0 0 0 .707.455c.882-.4 2.303-.881 3.68-1.02 1.409-.142 2.59.087 3.223.877a.5.5 0 0 0 .78 0c.633-.79 1.814-1.019 3.222-.877 1.378.139 2.8.62 3.681 1.02A.5.5 0 0 0 16 13.5v-11a.5.5 0 0 0-.293-.455c-.952-.433-2.48-.952-3.994-1.105C10.413.809 8.985.936 8 1.783z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e Look Inside! \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eMusic allows two people to speak at the same time without disturbing each other. On the contrary, their conversation becomes richer if they are able to express different phrases that blend happily together. Opera singers know this well when they intertwine their voices in a duet. and soloists know it too when performing a Double Concerto, such as Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp, Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin and Piano, Brahms's Concerto for Violin and Cello, and so on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this case, I imagined a score in which two soloists intersect, representing through their sound two distant cultures in a majestic way. The suona, which rose to prominence during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) as the instrument par excellence – especially for its use in military music before becoming associated with folk tradition – is undoubtedly the king of traditional Chinese instruments. This is thanks to its ability to evoke, at the same time, power and delicacy, strength and tenderness, clarity and variety. It is somewhat similar to the Italian ciaramella, a kind of oboe, but with a distinctive and inimitable sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piano is the quintessential instrument of Western classical music, thanks to the immense repertoire it has accumulated since the mid-18th century and its completeness, which allows it to perform alone as well as to engage in dialogue with any other instrument. Composing \u003cem\u003eSuona Fortissimo! Concerto for Suona, Piano and Orchestra\u003c\/em\u003e meant, for me, weaving a dialogue between two cultures by starting from their distant roots and inventing a way to intertwine them, much like weaving a wicker basket. At times, Chinese tradition guided the process, with scales and rhythms of Eastern origin. At other times, the primary reference was Western. On many occasions, the specific timbre of the suona and its tendency to produce glissandi between notes, together with the modal scales of the Asian world, suggested a shift toward jazz. Jazz thus revealed itself as a beautiful cultural bridge, an additional thread to weave – perhaps blue – for this joyful, intense meeting of civilizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Nicola Campogrande, April 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Breitkopf \u0026 Härtel","offers":[{"title":"Solo Parts with Piano Reduction","offer_id":60814913208606,"sku":"EB9680","price":104.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Solo Parts with Piano Reduction – Digital Download","offer_id":60814915174686,"sku":"EB9680D","price":96.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/8162\/7934\/files\/faf7f7af24b49a84ec6a324874186f43.jpg?v=1793747554","url":"https:\/\/www.breitkopf.us\/products\/campogrande-suona-fortissimo-breitkopf","provider":"Breitkopf US","version":"1.0","type":"link"}