The composer uses 'Metric Granulation,' where a multitude of attacks accumulate and overlap, causing the perceptible pulsation of time to disappear.
Historical Context
String Quartet No. 2 (2020), subtitled 'Infinita domenica' (Infinite Sunday), refers to the dramatic and unexpected period of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Compositional Technique
In Trio III, the piano is transformed into a Japanese koto using a technique called 'pizzicato-López,' which creates a 'pizzicato-glissando' theoretically impossible on a piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
A key idea in López López's work is creating musical gestures without touching the strings, leading to 'sonic inactivity' that emphasizes the psychology of sound over actual sound.
Compositional Technique
In 'Infinita domenica,' the musicians begin distributed throughout the hall, gradually approaching the stage while playing, to emphasize the spatial dimension of the music.
Composition History
José Manuel López López's String Quartet No. 1 (2007) was commissioned by the Arditti Quartet, a mythical string quartet, and the Instituto Valenciano de la Música.
Composition History
Trio III (2008) was commissioned by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung for the work's dedicatee, Trío Arbós.
