Here, we explore another field where chiaroscuro has found a place, however unusual it may seem. Music.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe word seemed to represent perfectly what I wanted to say; it makes me think of contrasts, visual identities, prospective on a single object, which modulates its shape depending on how and from where you look at it<\/em>\u201d Italian pianist and composer Federica Colangelo<\/a> shares her thoughts with us.<\/p>\n After spending several years in the Netherlands, studying and playing music, she has now returned to Rome, where her musical journey began. We were intrigued by the connection between her life and some of the chiaroscuro masters \u2013 having lived in both countries where they created their masterpieces, she says she\u2019s strongly influenced by fine art, images and colours. \u201cEach note and tonality have their own colour and shade<\/em>\u201d Chiaroscuro is the name the second album which she recorded with her band Acquaphonica<\/a>. We spoke to her about music, inspiration and being a girl-boss.<\/p>\n Federica has been in love with music since she can remember. She grew up listening to classical music and got her first piano when she was 8.<\/p>\n \u201cI saw a piano at some family friend\u2019s house and I totally fell in love with it. A few weeks later, my mum got me one. I started having piano lessons twice a week, with a marvellous piano teacher, who thought me until I was 18.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n When she attended concerts, she was impressed by the orchestras. She studied classical piano, and was inspired by composers such as Bartok, Stravinsky, Debussy and Ravel. 10 years later, she decided it was time to take a break from classical music. The K\u00f6ln Concert by Keith Jarrett pushed her towards improvisation \u2013 which at that time for her was jazz.<\/p>\n Her music aims to draw\u00a0together threads from diverse genres \u2013 there are elements of classical music, in the way she approaches structures, jazz harmonic frames for improvised sections and rhythmic diversion and modulation, which she acquired from the South Indian classical music.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s pretty descriptive and visual, often compared to film music\u201d<\/em>, she explains. Federica is now her own boss and employee, and describes having a project like having a full- time job \u2013 she is the artist, manager, marketing director\u2026 \u201cI had to learn skills which are not exactly what being an artist should mean; emailing, advertising, calling and contacting people for concerts, taking care of the social media, website and the design of posters and flyers, next to the musical aspects of writing, arranging, playing the music and preparing the material for the band members<\/em>..\u201d<\/p>\n![\"13173991_999857150106036_4835424224459433663_n\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/13173991_999857150106036_4835424224459433663_n.jpg?resize=580%2C870\")
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