Santucci was deeply devoted to the Virgin Mary, Gregorian chant, and J.S. Bach, viewing the profanation of liturgical music by pop and rock as intolerable.
Recording & Production
The recording in Agazzano took place during the "hottest week ever" in July 2015, causing the organ's pitch to be 451hz due to the high temperature in the church.
Instruments
The Tamburini organ in the Basilica di S. Maria dei Servi, built in 1967 under Santucci's project, was designed to showcase its timbral and dynamic potential.
Composer Biography
Pellegrino Santucci, born Cesio Santucci, joined the order of the Servi di Maria in 1933 and was ordained a priest in 1944.
Compositional Technique
The piece Ite Missa Est uses whole-tone scales, a technique standardized by Claude Debussy, which lack the semitone intervals of the modern tonal system.
Composition History
Santucci's organ piece, La cometa Kohoutek, was composed after the comet's disappointing visibility in 1973, with the composer stating he would "remedy its failure to appear."
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