Hommage a Rainer Maria Rilke
Meucci, Finelli

Duilio Meucci, guitar and electronics

Massimo Finelli, spoken voice

On the centenary of the death 

Cornets / The Standard-Bearer

Texts by Rainer Maria Rilke

Original music, improvisations and live electronics by D. Meucci

40’ | Ticket €10

On the centenary of the death of Rainer Maria Rilke, the immortal voice of the poet returns to resonate in Mantua through the evocative encounter between the spoken word of Massimo Finelli and the guitar of Duilio Meucci.

In Cornets, the famous tale of youth, war, and passion is transformed into a total sonic experience, where the boundary between music and literature dissolves. Meucci does not merely perform on his instrument but weaves a fabric of improvisations and live electronics that envelops Rilke’s verses like an ancient yet strikingly modern shadow.

In this suspended dialogue, music becomes the very breath of the spoken word, creating soundscapes that evoke dreams and battles. It is a profound tribute to one of the great figures of the twentieth century—a poetic journey in which every chord and every digital reflection invites us to rediscover the haunting beauty of a classic that continues to speak to us.

Text by Antonio Pio Caliendo