For Cedillo, each piece is a new adventure involving extensive research into the instrument's body and new playing techniques, followed by finding the best notation to capture desired sounds.
Composer Biography
Samuel Cedillo, born in 1981 in Tlalpujahua Michoacan, Mexico, is of indigenous Mazahua origin and was a peasant and artisan in his childhood.
Critical Reception
Samuel Cedillo's work is considered by many to be one of the most radical and purposeful in Latin America.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Samuel Cedillo's compositions aim to create a fascinating sound world by removing traditional references from instruments, focusing on musical qualities like granularity, density, and timbre.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Cedillo's work is characterized by a desire to reinvent the musical world by transfiguring sound and rethinking both instruments and musical writing with meticulous precision.
Compositional Technique
Cedillo's music employs a 'Holophonic Musical Texture,' where simultaneous sound streams synthesize into a coherent whole, escaping traditional classifications like monophony or polyphony.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Cedillo's pieces often present as sound installations, lacking conclusive signals and developing without restrictions, creating an almost formless entity that results from a precise aesthetic approach.
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