Works

Instrumentation (detailed)

Winds and Brass	Flute, Clarinet in Bb
Percussion	Percussion
Keyboards	Piano
Strings (plucked / bowed)	Harp, Violin, Viola, Cello

Performer(s)

My Office Is Not Soundproof was composed from a collection of specific sounds I made while I was composing and a group of protesters from the Climáximo movement blocked the road in the street where I live. The hustle and bustle created by police sirens, car horns and shouting began to disrupt my process. When I realised that the confusion wasn't going to end any time soon, I decided to use "noise" as the main material for the work. Throughout My Office Is Not Soundproof there are noticeable allusions to the turmoil that served as the starting point for its creation. However, this moment was not only used as a topic, but also to generate all kinds of musical material - melodies, harmonies, rhythmic and metric patterns.

Francisco Fontes

Work	Type	Date	Organization/Event	Venue	Town	Country	Performers	Notes	Inv Row
My Office Is Not Soundproof	Premiere	2024/Mar/22		Cine-Teatro do Colégio São Teotónio	Coimbra	Portugal	GMCL – Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa Rui Pinheiro (conductor)	Notes