À l’horizon du silence
- Martin Leclerc
- Year of composition: 2001-02
- Duration: 17:16
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Instrumentation:
amplified
B -flat trumpet and stereo fixed medium - Publisher(s): Ymx média
- ISWC: T0725158326
To Nicolas
The biblical scriptures from the Old Testament about the trumpets of Jericho (Book of Joshua, 6) evoke the sonic power of the trumpet and the violence of rivalry in human relationships. Recent political events can shed circumstantial light on this text. These events inspired my choice of materials, but one should not interpret this work as a justification of violence or the expression of political beliefs.
There are other topics arising from the original inspiration, for instance: urban heterogeneity and the media invasion. These topics rub elbows in a dense and sundry counterpoint (lots of materials coming from different fields).
[English translation: François Couture, x-07]
À l’horizon du silence [On the Horizon of Silence] was realized in 2001-02 at the studio of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and premiered in April 2002 at the Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montréal. Thanks to Bénédicte Décary, recorded voice. À l’horizon du silence has won First Prize at the Hugh Le Caine Award of the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers (Canada, 2003).
Premiere
- April 2002, Concert, Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal (Québec)
Awards
Composition
- 2001 – 2002, Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Montréal (Québec)
Movements
- Une journée comme les autres [A Day Like Any Other], 3:34
- Solo de trompette 1 [Trumpet Solo 1], 3:00
- Femme hystérique dans la ville [Hysterical Woman in the City], 1:05
- Solo de trompette 2 [Trumpet Solo 2], 1:30
- Écroulement [Crumbling], 0:14
- Solo de trompette 3 [Trumpet Solo 3], 1:05
- Désert [Desert], 6:48
- Éclaircie de soleil [The Sun Shines Through]
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Scores
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À l’horizon du silence (2001-02, 17:16) by Martin Leclerc