Português FrançaisListen to the Poem of the sage (2005) for piano. Duration: 11'32
Live recording on March 3rd 2008, by the composer.
Listen to the Meditations (1999) for piano. Duration: 17'10
Home recording by the composer.
Listen to the Book of butterflies (2003) for piano. Duration: 12'15
Live recording on March 31st 2004, by the composer.
Listen to Acquamarine (2000-2001) for piano. Duration: 6'56
Home recording by the composer.
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Alfredo Votta
Brasil, 1980
composer, pianist
Fond of post-minimalism, modalism, atonalism, Gregorian chant, Eastern music, piano and more...
E-mail - alvotta at gmail dot com
Composer and pianist, born in Botucatu, Brazil, in 1980.
His Meditations have been premiered in Indonesia in 2008
(Yogyakarta and Jakarta by New Zealand pianist Ross Carey).
The same performer played his Book of butterflies
at the National University of Singapore.
His Acquamarine was premiered in 2005
at the 5th International Music Festival in Chile by Chilean pianist Paulette Schwarz.
He studied Composition at Campinas State University
under the guidance of Denise Garcia, José Augusto Mannis,
Alexandre Pascoal and Sílvio Ferraz.
He pursues now a Master degree
studying the work of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.
Most of his works are written for his instrument, the piano.
They're intimately linked to his playing.
Not hard to play, they seek to explore the piano's sonorities
mixing atonality and modality.
Some of his works privilege one of these worlds.
Atmosphere is meditative, comtemplative, mysterious.
Among his influences are the works of Claude Debussy,
Arvo Pärt, Olivier Messiaen, Morton Feldman and Anton von Webern.
He's also influenced by Gregorian chant,
other liturgical chants and minimalism and postminimalism.
He also enjoys writing sacred music in traditional language
as well as folksongs from his imaginary country, the Empire of Svolonesia.
Having started to have piano lessons with his mother at age 8,
he soon began his composition attempts.
At the age of 10 he got to meet Brazilian composer Mikhail Malt,
who lives now in France, with whom he had classes for some months,
in a remarkable experience.
He has for years played in several venues playing his own music
as well as the music of his colleagues, both as soloist and in chamber music works.
He now plays with flutist Cláudia Guedes
as well as with local choir Madrigal Cantabilis,
with concerts in several towns of the state.
I'm in Jundiaí - SP, Brasil
updated in September 2008