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THE HEART OF WAX

by Andrea Centazzo Large Ensemble

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1.
Third Dance: Mistery/ The possessed 04:58
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2.
Twelf Dance: Nan 04:29
3.
Seventh Dance: Mock-eroic 05:07
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Fifth Dance: Grotesque/The doctors 04:30
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Ninth Dance: Great Dance of the wax statues - Intelude 04:30
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Fourth Dance: Pantomime/The mask 04:00
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Tenth Dance: The heart of wax 04:55
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First Dance: Great Dance of the wax statues – Prelude 06:12
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9) Second dance: Grand Guignol/The murderer 03:41
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Eight Dance: Erotic 03:33
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Sixth Dance: The lovers 04:02
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12) Fourtheen Dance: great dance of the wax statues – Finale 04:29

about

In 2001, Italian American composer/percussionist Andrea Centazzo assembled a first-rate ensemble of strings,
winds, keyboards and percussion to record his adventurous ballet suite, The Heart of Wax.
The music was written for a forgotten libretto by Italian artist Alberto Martini (1876-1954).

Newly edited and re-mastered for Centazzo’s own Ictus Records, The Heart of Wax casts the Italian American
free-jazz pioneer in the role of composer/conductor, demonstrating superlative mastery of orchestration.
There is virtually no improvising to be found on The Heart of Wax.

Although Centazzo incorporates lush, jazz influenced harmonies into his pieces, the emphasis is on the repetitive,
minimalist blending of percussion and keyboards. What prevents the music from taking on an all-out minimalist
stature; however, is the intriguing contrapuntal developments found within the melodic content of each
movement.

Centazzo finds beauty within Martini’s subject matter, described by the artist as a “bizarre spectacular game,
grotesque fable, dramatic macabre and ultimately joyous” . The careful choices in timbre along with the hypnotic,
ethereal effect of his rhythmic layering catapults the listener into a world of sonic serenity, enveloped in warmth.

While each individual movement of The Heart of Wax stands on its own as a distinct musical statement, the
resulting whole performed with seamless perfection, is a bold statement from an under appreciated visionary.

John Barron (www.allaboutjazz.com 2007)

credits

released January 15, 2021

1) Third Dance: Mystery/ The possessed
2) Twelf Dance: Nanuis
3) Seventh Dance: Mock-eroic
4) Fifth Dance: Grotesque/The doctors
5) Ninth Dance: Great Dance of the wax statues - Interlude
6) Fourth Dance: Pantomime/The mask
7) Tenth Dance: The heart of wax
8) First Dance: Great Dance of the wax statues – Prelude
9) Second dance: Grand Guignol/The murderer
10) Eight Dance: Erotic
11) Sixth Dance: The lovers
12) Fourteen Dance: great dance of the wax statues – Finale

All composition s by Andrea Centazzo

Andrea Centazzo Large Ensemble
conducted by the composer


Produced by Andrea Centazzo
ICTUS 103 – single CD – made in USA
File under “new music/minimal music”


ALL COMPOSITION PUBLISHED BY ANDREA CENTAZZO

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Steve Lacy, Alvin Curran, John Zorn, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Perry Robinson, Henry Kaiser, Elliott Sharp and many more are the musicians that recorded with Andrea Centazzo for ICTUS.
In 2012, his Alma Mater, the University of Bologna Italy honored him by establishing the “Fondo e Archivio Andrea Centazzo” part of the University Library, where all his scores & recordings are housed & available. ... more

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