FIVE CHARACTERS SEEKING HEIGHTS (1984/85)
For wind quintet.
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn and Bassoon.
TRINAC Prize from the International Music Council.
Category Archives: 6. Chamber music
Final del juego (1983/84)
For flute, clarinet, trumpet, french horn, viola, cello, percussion and tape.
Reflections – Reflets… (1985)
For clarinet, french horn, cello and 2 synthesisers.
Reflections – Reflets…
Tango del desamparo (1987)
(The Neglect Tango)
For cello, piano and magnetic tape.
Death has always been one of the main themes in tango. “The Neglect Tango” is an autobiographical piece but it does not tell a story, it is rather about the emotion and pain caused by the death of my brother.
In the scene, the instrumentalists sing, recite and algo play instruments of percussion. In the magnetic tape there are voices, bandoneon that turn into sirens and percussive tango phrases that sound like bangs.
Tango del desamparo
Musique pour la Chine (1989)
(Music for China)
For 7 brass instruments, 3 percussions, choir and magnetic tape.
Circumstantial musical for the Bicentennial French Revolution.
Premiered in the Champs-Elysées & Place de la Concorde on 13th July 1989.
For the Brass and percussions of the Ensemble Intercontemporain
Onomatopées (1989)
(Onomatopoeias)
For 7 brass instruments, 3 percussions, choir and magnetic tape.
Circumstantial musical for the Bicentennial French Revolution.
Premiered in the Champs-Elysées & the Place de la Concorde on 13th July 1989.
For the Brass and percussions of the Ensemble Intercontemporain.
Ein Lied (2006)
Decreasing shapes (Formas decrecientes)
For soprano, alto saxophone, viola and piano.
About texts by Rodolfo Quique Fogwill.
Commissioned by Ars Nova ensemble for “Les grands jafoins”
This piece is born from the friendship that tied me up with Rodolfo Fogwill (Buenos Aires 1941-2010.)
Taking into account that his texts seem to almost always be full of music, of the language of music, the one I chose for Ein Lied is in a way about paternity as a form of eternity.
Aliados invisibles II (2007)
For flute, guitar and piano
Commissioned by Almaviva ensemble.
The piece was written for the members of the Almaviva ensemble: Monica Taragano, Ezequiel Spucches and above all their guitarist Pablo Marquez with whom I have a long friendship built by diverse musical collaborations. Continue reading Aliados invisibles II (2007)
Tres Cantos a Pandora (2007)
For Mezzo-soprano, Mandocello, Guitar and Harp.
On texts by Tono Martinez and technical notes of Abel Robino
Commissioned by Artis Diffusion and TrioPolycordes.
These “Tres Cantos” [“Three Songs”] are part of a project that is constituted by twelve fragments, written by four composers; that is were my arbitrary numeration comes from (III – V and IX). I included the number V from a non-exhaustive list of concentration camps, transit, illegal detention sites, gulags…
Le Marais – The Marsh (I*–II*–III–IV*– V*) (Les princesses) (2008)
For violin, viola, saxophone, French horn, trombone, percussion and fixed sounds.
Initially conceived for choreographies by Odile Duboc, Véronique Ros de la Grange, Jean Gaudin, Pascale Houbin y Carlotta Ikéda.
Photo: Arthur Péquin
The Marais (marsh) together with the Forêt (the woods) were the two staging for the performance in which the different choreographic propositions were linked together. These five movements, each one 9 minutes long, are composed in a way that certain fixed musical components are brought to the forefront in collaboration with the choreographers (each one dancing their own solo.)
Continue reading Le Marais – The Marsh (I*–II*–III–IV*– V*) (Les princesses) (2008)
