MUSIC
METAPHOR
MATHEMATICS
| 2020 | A Damaged Purity: technique and theory of my musical practice | the vision comes |
| 2023 | A Meta-Musical evening | wider applications; from discrete to continuous |
| 2024 | The Musical Metaphor and Representation Theory | master thesis; detailed analysis of three of my pieces, as well as a discussion of my methodology and theory |
| 2024-2025 | Seminars at Ircam and Nikhef | presenting to musicians and scientists |
2020 A Damaged Purity: technique and theory of my musical practice.
the vision comes, and the first text follows.
2023 A Meta-Musical Evening
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This concert/seminar is an introduction to the work of composer and pianist Petra Cini. She is joined by mathematician Raf Bocklandt, who collaborated with the composer on the creation of the (meta-)mathematical framework used for the development of her work SO(3) ETUDES (2021-2023).
Booklet: A Meta-Musical Evening – 25 March 2023 PDF
Slides: Petra Cini and Raf Bocklandt – Meta-Mathematical Musings – 25 March 2023 PDF
25 March 2023, Splendor Amsterdam, (Amsterdam,NL).
2024 The Musical Metaphor and Representation Theory
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Master thesis; detailed analysis of 3 of my pieces, as well as a discussion of my methodology and theory.
The thesis is not publicly available; the book will include sections from it, some of which will be revisited.
written for the completion of the Master in Composition from the Royal Conservatoire The Hague (NL)
the research project was awarded funding by Stichting De Zaaier
2024-2025 Seminars at Ircam (FR) and Nikhef (NL)
9 November 2024, MaMuPhi seminar, IRCAM (Paris, FR).
10 July 2025, Special Theory x Music Seminar, Veltman Centre (Nikhef) (Amsterdam, NL)
2026-2028
The writing of the book, where all the works are analyzed, and where the more intimate details of my musical process are revealed. A work of art itself, the book will show the thread that connects this series of pieces that I started in 2020. The work of 10 years of life in one book.
If you would like to contribute to the creation of this project, you can donate to IBAN: IT97G0366901600113419520263 or via https://paypal.me/petracini