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Fabule

By thisisuser on August 30, 2018

for symphony orchestra (2,2,2,2/2,2,0,0/timpani/6,5,4,3,2)
composed 2018; duration 8 minutes
world premiere November 7 2018, Santiago, Chile
Chilean Chamber Orchestra, Victor Hugo Toro – conductor
commissioned by the Chilean Chamber Orchestra
commission supported by the Danish Arts Foundation
dedicated to Asunción Claro

The essence of the composition in terms of its material is contained in the first section, until bar 42. The title gives some credit to this as the fabricated word ‘fabule’ could be referred to the latin word fabul meaning ‘a bean’, that is, as a single seed from where the entirety springs. There is no deeper meaning to this, but it is a fact that everything that follows in some way or another is derived fom this material, even though it is not always clear exactly what methods have been used.

But this is really of lesser importance, since the focus in any case is on the sensation and emotions conveyed as the music unfolds. Of interest is the use of simultaneous subdivisions into five and four 16ths of the beat from bar 124 as it gives the culminating section two simultaneous, interlocked tempi – one faster and one slower. The tension that this generates is only resolved once the final section is reached, where the music in a similar manner at the same time becomes quite soft and gentle while quite dense.

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