Un abismo encendido de miradas

un abismo encendido de miradas/an abyss ignited with glances

for soprano or counter tenor, flute, cello, violin and percussion.
 

This piece is based on "Pien d'amoroso affetto" by Giulio Caccini (1546-1618) in the performance by Alfred Deller. I worked with a meticulous understanding of the particularities of his performance in order to develop extended instrumental techniques connected with particular expressive needs.

The piece is focusing on a reflection concerning musical language and different types of connection with poetic expression. It engaged with early western music and its spirituality and sense of poetic melancholy _sometimes also of joy_ viewed from a contemporary perspective.

Commissioned by Ceibo International Composer Meeting.

This work won The International Casa de las Américas / House of America 2015 Prize (Cuba).

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