A project of the Corona-Era: PUNTO CORONATA quasi una passacaglia by VLADIMIR GENIN

“Corona“ aka “Punto coronato“ (or “Punto coronata“ in some historical sources) is a fermata, a symbol of musical notation - a crowned dot or, colloquially, “a cyclops eye“. This symbol indicates that the note or rest is to be extended beyond the normal measure. Exactly how much longer it is held is at the discretion of the performer or conductor. When the conductor shows the orchestra a fermata, not only does the music linger but time itself gets put on hold. It seems to me that the “chief conductor“ from t