Music for Eight Guitars (The Parting Gift)

Moe Staiano (b. 1973) continues to explore works for electric guitar ensembles with his third work-in-progress composition, Music for Eight Guitars (The Parting Gift). This plans to be an exploration of tonal interplay and contrasting rhythms with eight electric guitars, bass, drums and percussion. He plans to have it feature assertive rhythmic structures and intertwining tremolo structures, balanced by continuous play against each guitarist with bouncing rhythms and ongoing hockets while surrounding the audience with a bombastic attack. This piece comes after his Music for 48 Guitars (2023), which has yet to be performed.

Moe Staiano (n. 1973) continúa explorando obras para conjuntos de guitarras eléctricas con su tercera composición en proceso, Music for Eight Guitars (The Parting Gift). Esta planea ser una exploración de la interacción tonal y los ritmos contrastantes con ocho guitarras eléctricas, bajo, batería y percusión. Planea que presente estructuras rítmicas asertivas y estructuras de trémolo entrelazadas, equilibradas por una ejecución continua contra cada guitarrista con ritmos vibrantes y hockets continuos mientras rodea al público con un ataque grandilocuente. Esta pieza viene después de su Music for 48 Guitars (2023), que aún no se ha interpretado.

Moe Staiano Ensemble
Moe Staiano Ensemble started in the mid-2010's after over a decade of performing as Moe!kestra! The former presented large ensemble compositions as well as guided improvisational performances. Since 2016, at the invitation of Rent Romus to write a piece for the Edgetone Records anniversary, Staiano wrote his first guitar ensemble, Away Towards the Light (2016), and has been performed a handful of times since and was released as an LP in 2024.