ORGAN #1

The Chapel of gladioli

In a side chapel, an oblique light highlights vases filled with gladioli.

Their fragrance carries an intimate memory, linked to specific seasons of life, to hands carefully arranging the flowers, and to a silence inhabited by anticipation. The organ music in this space recalls the moments of preparation of the church on Saturday afternoons, when I used to accompany my mother to clean the church.

The olfactory accord translates this moment through a slender, luminous floral note supported by a green, slightly earthy base that restores the chapel’s humidity and the fresh breath of stone. In that chapel, the gladiolus becomes an emblem of respect and elevation. Light, flower, and music align in a single movement that guides the space toward a higher dimension, where personal memory finds its fulfillment.

HARMONIC EVOLUTION

Subject: SAFFRON, EBONY, CYPROL

Counter-subject: ORANGE BLOSSOM, TUBEROSE, SUEDE

Tale: ELEMI, BERGAMOT, SMOKY ACCENTS

ORGAN #2

Easter Day wanes toward Vespers with a light that softens and, at the same time, intensifies, filtered through stained-glass windows and gathered upon the surfaces of the altar. The air still retains the echo of the morning celebrations; the candles burn with a steady flame, liturgical fabrics reflect warm glimmers, and the congregation waits.

The organ introduction breaks in with fullness and clarity, a compact sonic mass that expands through the naves and makes the stone itself vibrate. The entire church seems to take part in a shared proclamation, a joy that takes on sonic form and spreads with pride. Music, image, and scent converge into a single luminous expansion, celebrating the day of days with profound intensity.

HARMONIC EVOLUTION

Subject: OAKMOSS, INCENSE, STYRAX

Counter-subject: FUMENCES, LABDANUM, OUD

Coda: INCENSE, PINK PEPPER, LIME

ORGAN #3

The Engine Room

Beyond the choir loft, beyond the keyboards, there exists a space that rarely enters the field of vision: the engine room. The light is stark and functional; the surfaces bear the marks of use, and the air maintains a constant warmth. The scent of this environment speaks of metal, of heated dust, of oil slowly flowing through gears that keep the bellows, the organ’s “lungs”, under tension.

Before the sonic majesty, before the solemnity that fills the vaults, there exists a complex system of levers, turbines, and air ducts that generate pressure and transform energy into sound. Musical ecstasy originates from this intricate machine.

When the organ resounds in the church, the sound appears pure and transcendent, while here, in the engine room, one understands the genesis of that purity. The machinery works continuously, producing a deep, constant hum that forms the silent foundation of harmony. The music that rises toward the vaults finds its root in this physicality, in a forced breath that passes through metals and wood.

The organ reveals its dual nature: a complex machine and a voice capable of elevation. In this convergence lies a central truth of Filippo’s artistic research: spirit takes form through matter.

The engine room becomes a metaphor for the incarnation of sound.

HARMONIC EVOLUTION

Subject: CEDARWOOD, LEATHER, CYPRIOL

Counter-subject: ROSE, COPAHU, JASMINE

Coda: GRAPEFRUITE, THYME, CIVET

ORGAN #4

The polishing of reliquaries

Before a solemn celebration, the altar becomes a place of active concentration. The reliquaries are arranged with precision, lifted, examined against the light; the cloth moves across silver and gold surfaces in a slow, measured motion that restores matter to its luminous fullness. Light refracts on the metals, vibrates across the engravings, ignites warm reflections that converse with the flame of the candles.

The air becomes imbued with a subtle scent, metallic and slightly sweet, blending with the memory of incense and the softness of wax. Within this aroma, one perceives the care devoted to sacred objects, the desire to present them with dignity and splendour.

And the organ, in its own moment, supports this concentration with a restrained and clear sound. The notes unfold with precision, almost marking the rhythm of the polishing itself, enveloping the altar in a controlled vibration that amplifies the brilliance of the metals. The sound reflects upon the gilded surfaces, enhancing their radiance, creating a dialogue between sonic harmonics and visual reflections.

The fragrance interprets this respect and veneration through a luminous, radiant accord, in which a metallic tension softens into a balsamic and amber sweetness that recalls the warmth of candles and the depth of the nave.

HARMONIC EVOLUTION

Subject: LATEX, AMBERED WOODS, OAKWOOD

Counter-subject: PEONY, IRIS, BRASS

Coda: MANDARIN, CARDAMOM, BLACK PEPPER

ORGAN #5

The Saturday afternoon of childhood

As a child, Filippo sits at the keyboards while his mother washes the church rugs. Saturday afternoons hold a particular light, lower and more golden, capable of stretching shadows along the nave and softening the stone to the eye. The church is empty; only the sound of flowing water can be heard, the firm movement of hands, and the scent of laundry spreading through the still-warm air.

Seated at the keyboards, the child perceives that the organ’s sound alters space. The notes rise slowly and deliberately, moving through air infused with soap, resting on carpets laid out to dry, some hanging over railings just outside the main entrance. Sound and scent brush against the columns and return with a gentler resonance. The church takes on both a domestic and solemn character; the vibration of music blends with the smell of cleanliness, transforming humble work into a silent ritual.

Through this experience, Filippo learns that material care and the pursuit of beauty belong to the same horizon.

HARMONIC EVOLUTION

Subject: IVORY, CISTUS, BLACK AMBER

Counter-subject: GURJUM, CYPRIOL

Coda: CYPRESS, CLOVES, GERANIUM

ORGAN #6

The great blue stained-glass windows of Notre-Dame Cathedral diffuse a light that
possesses density and depth, a light that gathers along the nave and transforms stone into
a vibrating surface. The colour descends from above with an almost fluid quality,
enveloping the pillars, spreading across the floor, immersing the entire space in a
contemplative tone that suspends time.
Blue becomes atmosphere. Sculpted figures, capitals, and vault ribs acquire new definition
through this chromatic irradiation that unifies and guides the gaze. The cathedral appears
as an organism immersed in a silent sea, traversed by a light that suggests metaphysical
depth and introspection.
In this context, the organ assumes an enveloping and majestic timbre. The low
frequencies establish a broad and stable foundation. Light and music converge into a
single immersive experience.
To wear this extrait is to enter that blue and speak with it, to perceive its sonic vibration
and olfactory density. The fragrance restores the sensation of immersion in an architecture
of light and sound, where colour, music, and scent cooperate in the construction of a total
contemplative experience. The blue becomes inner space, and the organ reveals its
vastness with a resonance that unites sky and stone in a single harmony.

HARMONIC EVOLUTION

Subject: SAGE, SANDALWOOD, CISTUS

Counter-subject: NUTMEG, JUNIPER BERRIES, LAVENDER

Coda: BERGAMOT, MANDARIN, LEMON LEAF

ORGAN #7

Organ and bells for a newborn

At the end of a funeral mass dedicated to a newborn, the church enters a moment of absolute suspension. The air retains the warmth of gathered bodies, and silence stretches through the nave with an almost tangible density. Then the organ begins a measured chant, at once grave and luminous, a sonic fabric that receives grief and gently directs it toward a higher form.

The music rises slowly, sustaining the assembly and lending the farewell a composed solemnity. Everything acquires a dignity that orders emotion and leads it toward a wider dimension. In that moment, the bells join the inner sound of the organ, expanding its resonance beyond the walls. The bronze reverberates into the city air, carrying the announcement of a loss and, at the same time, of a hope, blending urban life with the breath of ritual.

The sacred building becomes a resonant body of collective emotion. Vibration passes through stone, spreads along the streets, and rises toward the sky in a sound wave that unites earth and height within an acoustic landscape where sorrow finds harmonic form.

Pain transforms into prayer, and fragility opens itself to transcendence. The fragrance preserves the echo of softness, the sound holds emotion and transfigures it into a suspended trail between earth and eternity, where memory, music, and light align in a single movement of elevation.

HARMONIC EVOLUTION

Subject: OAKMOSS, MUSK

Counter-subject: FUMENCES, MYRRH

Coda: POWDER, COCONUT MILK