Terzo Piano by Saverio Vita
A Sicilian third floor ("terzo piano" in Italian) is the place where I was raised up. But here's a wordplay: "Terzo piano" is an album where three pianos play together.
In these strange days I have in fact realised an idea that had been rattling around in my head for years: writing music for three pianos, treating the instrument as if it was a band, with bass, guitar and other goodies.
Purists may reject this idea, but the conviction that I'm not a real pianist is very reassuring. Just as I don't care much for the label of "maudit" that playing improvisations implies: there isn't much improvisation here, otherwise the three pianos would play randomly.
These pieces came together quickly: the album was finished on 1 April and it took me a week or so to write it. So I had fun with it and tried to spend my time. This album is very different, in some ways, from my past ones. It is certainly less committed and much lighter. Because we need a bit of lightness now, at least in music.
Tracklist
| 1. | Birdland | 4:13 |
| 2. | Carillon minimo | 1:58 |
| 3. | Ostinato I | 3:20 |
| 4. | These days | 1:47 |
| 5. | Lei cammina tra le foglie (Solo) | 2:54 |
| 6. | Samba | 3:52 |
| 7. | Lei cammina tra le foglie II | 1:47 |
| 8. | Ostinato II | 2:13 |
| 9. | Sgambetti | 2:12 |
| 10. | Ti cerco tra le dita | 2:17 |
| 11. | Pensa piano | 2:06 |
| 12. | Walzer per Elio | 1:37 |
Credits
Saverio Vita 2020
License
All rights reserved.Recommendations
I had mainly written music for theatre, so I am more a composer than a pianist. But a piano solo can preserve the very center of one's musical thinking, its raw feeling. And it can be the best way to keep you company.
These are my piano colours, before I release my first album as a songwriter.