Quatre chants de guerre

These four melodies written in November 2000, set to music extracts of “……? ……” by the Lebanese poet Nadia Tueini.
These pieces come from the tradition of French melody and contain, in places, transformed elements from Lebanese folklore.

The sounds obtained inside the piano using a mallet and a wooden rod, recall some percussion accompanying the village dances.
Written originally for piano and contralto, they were orchestrated in 2004.

set
1 solo contralto, 1 flute in Do, en sol + kaval, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet cb + clarinet cb, 1 horn in Fa, 1 trumpet in Do, 1 trombone, 2 percussions, 1 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double bass

percussions
1 bass drum, 2 large and medium tams, gongs la ≠, do ≠, ré sous la portée en clé de sol, xylophone, marimba, cymbales suspendues petit P/ grand G / moyen M (aiguilles à tricoter), blades 4 pieces of metal of different height (or bottles … etc …), 3 timpani, 4 toms, 1 wood-block

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