23.7. 1993 Vitoria-Gasteiz / Spain - World Federation of Music Therapy

without words.
The example we are going to propose reveals the
extraordinary range of vocal expressions, easily
recognizable for their sound strength and related to
some archetypes.
- The whistle stands for the most primitive form of
communication linked to vital aspects, to breathing
(archetypes birth-rebirth) (Piece n.3 "Calls, signals and
communication through whistling").
- In the second piece the pauses make the
communication rhetoricai.
This kind of communication provokes an answer on the
side of an "audience" so structuring a perfect alternation
from the point of view of sound. The sequence "Ichacclamation
of the audience" underlines the energic
aspect of this communication, the high level of
involvement it produces, and shows an intonation
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always directed towards high-pitched sounds, following
a precise scansion.
Such a musical piece seems to propose the archetypal
theme of the Hero, the Preacher, the Power, the Devil
and the one of the Energy of the mob. (Piece n.4
"Lutze's political speech" Norimberga 1894).
- The "Rythmic work song to incite the workers at the
stoneboat" (Alpi Apuane - male voices) underlines the
strong harmony existing between gestures and voices.
Here the function of singing is to recover some "energy".
The group takes a unique shape thanks to the time
scansion given by the leader.
- "The eternal voice" (Buddhist ritual- metallic
instruments- male voice) follows a path of searching for
the Self. Here comes again the image of the cave where
the recesss resounded with the voice of the "God of the
mountain". The "spiral" sound effect (the "sound