Souffle, Esquisse. Chant pour un équinoxe

Souffle, Esquisse. Chant pour un équinoxe

Souffle, Esquisse. Chant pour un équinoxe

soprano, violin, saxophone and percussion

soprano, violin, saxophone and percussion

Year

2015

Duration

10 min

Category

Chamber

Features

Soprano, violin, saxophone and percussion shape Saint-John Perse’s poetic world through breath, vocal-instrumental resonance and changing states of air and colour.

Soprano, violin, saxophone and percussion shape Saint-John Perse’s poetic world through breath, vocal-instrumental resonance and changing states of air and colour.

Soprano, violin, saxophone and percussion shape Saint-John Perse’s poetic world through breath, vocal-instrumental resonance and changing states of air and colour.

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Programme Note

Souffle, Esquisse. Chant pour un équinoxe places the voice within a chamber field of violin, saxophone and percussion, using breath and timbral resonance as connective material.

Scored for soprano, violin, saxophone and percussion, the work brings voice, Saint-John Perse and breath into a concentrated musical relationship. It was commissioned by Ensemble Soundinitiative. The premiere context is documented as Villa Douce, Reims, France.