O Vento / The Wind (1969)
... dedicated to my brother Claudio ...
Gontijo, Flávio (born in 1948) [ Brazil ]
Edition
Published by
Hayo Musikverlag
[Germany]
, 2004
Ref. :
CQ2418
(17 p.)
Type of material:
Vocal score
Description
Text in:
Portuguese
+ adapted in
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1960-1969)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Partsong
Mood of the piece:
impassioned ; moving ; reflective
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
soprano (1 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
A minor
Duration:
6.5 min.
Musicological Sources:
Original music
Source of text:
Original text
Comment(s):
The voices suggest the motions and emotions of wind and sea in the context of a somewhat cryptic poem about lost and found love. The musical material is vocally challenging with its chromaticism.
