Works

This work is dedicated to Afonso Primo and Diana Andrashenko.

Instrumentation (detailed)

Percussion	Tam-Tam, Temple Block
Unspecified	prato supenso, incenso
Electronic / Electroacoustic	Electroacoustics

Performer(s)

This work is part of a cycle of pieces called "Mahayana" by Eduardo Luís Patriarca, all of which refer to certain aspects of Japanese rituals associated with Buddhism, and each piece reflects dreamlike images of the same. Another element common to all the pieces in the cycle is the application of Time extensions and sound continuity, using concepts such as "Timbral Time", resonances that in their duration create metric spaces defined by the behaviour of sound. Monkō [聞香], like the other written works in this cycle, endeavours to explore the elements described above, now looking for the art of which is to listen to the scent of incense, referring to the Buddhist branch that developed in the Chinese "Chan" school, which in its decolourisation to Japan became "Zen" and the subcategories of "Zen".

Afonso Primo

Work	Type	Date	Organization/Event	Venue	Town	Country	Performers	Notes	Inv Row
Monkō [聞香]	Premiere	2024/Jun/13	Percussion Course Final Recital	Universidade de Aveiro	Aveiro	Portugal	Afonso Primo (percussion)	Notes