L’“archetipo” e i “semi” di un pensiero musicale: alcune osservazioni personali sulla pratica didattica di Azio Corghi

My talk on the figure of Azio Corghi investigates the original ‘seeds’ of a musical thought that nourished my poetic evolution and forged an intimate and personal voice, increasingly oriented towards an abstract and colouristic conception of sound, while preserving a profound poetic and expressive necessity. Central to his legacy is the post-modern concept of the archetype, a generative principle that gives rise to clear and vital sonic visions, articulated within a highly expressive, communicative, and original musical language. Corghi transcends the citationism prevalent among many representatives of the historical avant-garde, effecting a synthesis between refined timbral investigation and the ‘re-inhabitation’ of historical materials, all within a dramaturgy of sound meticulously sculpted through impeccable orchestration. His teaching offered me a precise and coherent point of departure, from which I could diverge without losing direction, ultima- tely arriving at a personal language that nonetheless retains the richness of his craftsmanship. I will recount a number of informal memories related to his lessons, which stemmed from a profound human and emotional bond, always open to philosophical, poetic, aesthetic, and technical reflections-vital cores of compositional research.