Canon secundus: f(x)=-x^2 (Non positivus ascendens) (2016)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) — Canon secundus: f(x)=-x^2 (Non positivus ascendens) (2016) for organ

“Canones retrogradi functionales” (2016) is a set of four retrograde musical canons based on simple mathematical functions and their graphs.

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) is an Italian composer. Educated at the Conservatory in Milan, she has composed in many genres, developing a personal language that is concerned with the blend of past and present. Her compositions have been performed frequently around the world. Ferrari’s music appears on several CD recordings, including four all-Ferrari organ CDs: three recorded by Carson Cooman (2014/16) and another by Peter Clark (2015). She is currently the chair of music composition at Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang, China.