Spagnolo, Simone (2021) Gimnopedia Rapsodica (Published Score). [Arts Related non-text Outputs]

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Abstract

Originally commissioned by the ensemble Les Muses de la Musique to complement a concert featuring
Debussy's Chansons de Bilitis, Gimnopedia Rapsodica is scored for a wonderful and peculiar ensemble of
piccolo, flute, two harps, celesta, and speaking voice.
Through a processional and sober pace, this composition wishes to evoke the ancient Greek dance of the
gymnopedie. At the same time, its almost ceremonial composure is permeated by rhapsodic gestures, melodic
echos and musical memories. Towards the end of the piece, almost like an immaterial thought, a distant, off-stage
speaking voice contributes with verses drawn from Paul Valery's Dance and the Soul.
This piece can greatly complement a concert programme featuring fin-de-siècle, impressionist music, as well as
contemporary works using unusual instrumental combinations

Item Type:	Arts Related non-text Outputs
Subjects:	Music > Composition Music
Related URLs:	Publisher
Depositing User:	Ms Florence Smith
Date Deposited:	30 Jan 2025 14:10
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2025 15:24
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/13196

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