Composer and PhD researcher at the FCSH/ Kunstuniversität Graz/ Fondazionne Archivio Luigi Nono and member of the Concrète [Lab] Ensemble, João Quinteiro is In Focus on MIC.PT in March.
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Alto Flute (or Oboe d'amore or A-Clarinet or Soprano Saxophone) and piano
Alto Flute (or Oboe d'amore or A-Clarinet or Soprano Saxophone) and piano
Document title Trois Pièces d'Hommage
Date of Composition 1993 · 1998
Movements / Parts
I-Romance... d'hommage à Copland
II-Elegie... d'hommage à Lutoslawski
III-Lied... d'hommage à Schumann
Instrumentation
Musical Category Chamber music (2-8 instruments)
Instrumentation (general) Alto Flute (or Oboe d'amore or A-Clarinet or Soprano Saxophone) and piano
Program Notes
Trois Pièces d'Hommage are actually three small études on specific sonorities. In fact the first intended title was «3 Studies of Sonority», but as the process of composition evolved the influence of specific composers on each of the pieces became evermore obvious to the point that I decided those influences should be reflected in the titles of every one of the movements. Each one of this reflects also my acknowledgement of the mentioned composers and some particularity in their oeuvre: the first, for instance, takes as it's germ a single moment of dissonance in Copland's «Clarinet Concerto» initial movement; the second the incredible polyrhythms and sometimes harsh polytonality of Lutoslawski's «Dance Preludes»; and the last, again one particular moment in the beginning of Schumann's initial lieder from «Dichterliebe» cycle, where to the note sung by the voice the piano answers with a completely diverse harmony. An additional sound particularity of these pieces is the use of less common instruments as recitalists alternatives (Alto flute, Oboe d'amore, A-Clarinet or Soprano saxophone), this way giving even more sense to the "sonority studies" idea that ruled the initial plan for this small cycle.
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Type
Date
Organization/Event
Venue
Town
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Performers
Notes
Inv Row
Trois Pièces d'Hommage
Performance
2012/Sep/20
Teatro Municipal da Guarda
Guarda
Portugal
Jorge Salgado Correia, flute
Helena Marinho, piano
Notes
Trois Pièces d'Hommage
Performance
2012/Jun/27
2º Encontro Internacional de Música de Câmara da Universidade de Évora
Evora University
Evora
Portugal
Jorge Salgado Correia, flute
Helena Marinho, piano
Notes
premiere of the version for alto-flute and piano
premiere of the version for alto-flute and piano
Trois Pièces d'Hommage
Performance
2012/Apr/29
Centro Cultural da Bairrada
Bairrada
Portugal
Henrique Portovedo, saxophone
David Knotts, piano
Notes
premiere of the version for Soprano Saxophone and Piano
premiere of the version for Soprano Saxophone and Piano
Trois Pièces d'Hommage
Performance
2012/Feb/10
Clube Literário do Porto
Oporto
Portugal
Samuel Bastos, oboé
David Silva, piano
Notes
premiere of the version for oboe and piano
premiere of the version for oboe and piano
Trois Pièces d'Hommage
Performance
2008/Dec/06
Fernando Lopes-Graça Auditorium
Tomar
Portugal
Filipe Pereira (clarinet), Natalia Riabova (piano)