Variaciones en formato vertical(2025)

How much can a message change if we change the focus? Composed for Mezzo Quartet in June 2025, this piece adapts the speed and over-information of social media videos to the aesthetic of a saxophone quartet. "Variaciones en formato vertical" (Variations in Vertical Format) is made up of 8 short movements. Each one explores a simple musical idea and develops it.

The movements are: "I. #cleanlook", "II. #rutinamindfulness", "III. #unboxing", "IV. #ad", "V. #healthyfood", "VI. #minimalismo", "VII. #genderreveal" and "VIII. #housetour". Each of these movements is inspired by a typical social-media action, translated into a musical language that reflects the speed and immediacy of these platforms.

It was composed as part of the Artistic Residency organized by Juventudes Musicales de España, the Ministerio de Juventud e Infancia and Fundación SGAE. It premiered on 11.07.25 as part of ViMMa – Vivero Musical de Málaga.