Cosmicomic draws inspiration from the imaginative and philosophical writings of Italo Calvino, particularly Cosmicomics, his collection of short stories. In these stories, Calvino approaches the origins and evolution of the universe through fantasy, humor, memory, and speculation, transforming scientific ideas into intimate and often deeply human narratives.

Set in a single continuous movement, the piece traces an imagined journey through cosmic time, beginning with the volatile energy of the early universe and gradually moving toward the complexity and relative stability of the present. Contrasting textures, shifting patterns, and recurring motives suggest processes of expansion, collision, transformation, and emergence. Rather than attempting to depict the history of the universe literally, the music responds to its scale, unpredictability, and inexhaustible sense of possibility.

The music takes from Calvino not only a fascination with cosmic history, but also his ability to make the universe feel strange, intimate, and unexpectedly personal. Cosmicomic treats creation not as a remote scientific abstraction, but as a restless process filled with absurdity, instability, invention, and surprise.

—SC