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Chimères… Improvisation sur René Char

Chimères… Improvisation sur René Char

Chimères… Improvisation sur René Char

mezzo-soprano and B-flat clarinet

mezzo-soprano and B-flat clarinet

Year

2014

Duration

12 min

Category

Chamber

Features

Mezzo-soprano and clarinet move between spoken breath, sung line and flexible improvisation in response to the compressed imagery of René Char.

Mezzo-soprano and clarinet move between spoken breath, sung line and flexible improvisation in response to the compressed imagery of René Char.

Mezzo-soprano and clarinet move between spoken breath, sung line and flexible improvisation in response to the compressed imagery of René Char.

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Chimères… Improvisation sur René Char brings voice and clarinet into a flexible relationship of text, breath, line and resonance.

Scored for mezzo-soprano and B-flat clarinet, the work brings René Char, voice and clarinet into a concentrated musical relationship. It was commissioned by Ensemble Accroche Note. The premiere context is documented as Grand Auditorium du Conservatoire, Reims, France.

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