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THE FUTURISTIC MUSIC FROM ITALY TO THE WORLD

The Manifesto Of Futurism by Italian poet Filippo Marinetti, published in 1909, 

still has an intoxicating force. "We want to glorify war . . . to destroy museums, 

libraries, and academies of all kinds," wrote Marinetti. 

"We shall sing to the great crowds excited by work, pleasure or rioting, 

the multicoloured, many-voiced tides of revolution in modern capitals." 

Color was as important as force to the movement, 

and it was a search for new sound colors that fired the ambitions of artist 

and instrument builder Luigi Russolo, who, though quieter than Marinetti, 

is now seen as the "father of noise". 

Russolo's work and ideas anticipated the shape of music to come: 

the early percussion scores of Edgard Varèse and John Cage; electroacoustic music; 

recording; graphic scores -- not to mention the inevitable sonic onslaught of effects 

and sound design in movies, TV, and computer games. 

In his 1913 manifesto, L'Arte Dei Rumori ("The Art Of Noises"), 

Russolo argued that the history of music, from primitive races 

through to 19th-century harmonic sophistication, was a progression 

that went naturally from ancient silence to modern noise: 

"The limited circle of pure sounds must be broken, and the infinite 

variety of 'noise-sound' conquered." 

La Musica Futurista Nell'italia E Nel Mondo is a stunning anthology 

of true pioneers of electronic/noise music. 

Features works by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Antonio Russolo, 

Rodolfo De Angelis, Alexandr Mossolov Eiar Orchestra Victor De Sabata, 

Arthur Honegger, Dixon Cowell, Julius Ehrlich, Paul Whiteman, 

Walter Ruttmann, and George Antheil. 

Comes in a special "flap" deluxe gatefold sleeve, an Italian futurist newspaper replica.

TRACK TITLES

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Parole in liberta

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Simultaneita futurista di una battaglia aeronavale

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Sintesi Musicali Futuriste

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Amanti simultanei "Romanzo futurista discato da Marinetti"

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Gli eroi della nostra guerra, sintesi musicali futuriste

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Definitione di futurismo

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Bombardamento di adrianopoli

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – 700 Km all'ora

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Spiralando sul porto di napoli

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Ritratto olfattivo di una donna

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Amanti simultanei "Romanzo futurista discato da Marinetti"

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – La morte della mula di batteria

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – La difesa del passo uareiu

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti – Simultaneita futurista di patria e volutta

Antonio Russolo – Corale per intonarumori e strumenti

Antonio Russolo – Serenata per intonarumori e strumenti

Rodolfo De Angelis – Brano del manifesto del teatro di varieta

Rodolfo De Angelis – Quattro piani di sensualita in uno stabilimento di bagni

Alexander Mossolov – Zavod

Arthur Honegger – Pacific 231

Dixon Cowell – Dynamic Motion

Julius Ehrlich – Dnieprostol

Paul Whiteman – Capriccio Futurista

Paul Whiteman – Futuristic Rhythm

Walter Ruttmann – Week End

George Antheil – Sonata Savage Nigger

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