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Croquis parisien

Croquis parisien

Croquis parisien

soprano and string quartet

soprano and string quartet

Year

2009

Duration

4 min

Category

Chamber

Features

A concise vocal chamber portrait after Paul Verlaine, setting soprano against a finely coloured and mobile string-quartet texture.

A concise vocal chamber portrait after Paul Verlaine, setting soprano against a finely coloured and mobile string-quartet texture.

A concise vocal chamber portrait after Paul Verlaine, setting soprano against a finely coloured and mobile string-quartet texture.

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Programme Note

Croquis parisien sets a text after Paul Verlaine for soprano and string quartet, placing vocal line within a finely coloured string texture.

Scored for soprano and string quartet, the work brings Paul Verlaine, soprano and string quartet into a concentrated musical relationship. It was commissioned by Culture Espérance Roquette. The premiere context is documented as Korutet String Quartet and Alice Fagard; Notre-Dame de la Roquette, Paris.

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