related works
Along the Shores of Lorn : for symphony orchestra / Luc Brewaeys
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc fl ob eh cl cl-b 2fg 2h 2trp 2perc str
Musica : per flauto dolce soprano e clavicembalo, opus 2, (1971) / Hendrik de Regt
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players); Recorder and keyboard instrument
Scoring:
rec-s cemb
Fancy : for recorder quartet and soundtracks, 1997 / Wim de Ruiter
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Recorder and keyboard instrument; Electronics with different instruments; Recorder with multimedia
Scoring:
4rec tape
Transcripties : sopraan-blokfluit en clavecimbel, opus 49, 1955 / Géza Frid
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players); Recorder and keyboard instrument
Scoring:
rec-s cemb
composition
Les Méandres de la Mémoire : for recorder(s) and piano / Luc Brewaeys
Other authors:
Brewaeys, Luc
(Composer)
Description:
This work was composed in 1997 on request of Tomma Wessel and Geert Logghe, to whom the score is dedicated. The title refers to subtle musical references (and one actual quotation) which seem to appear in the score : one never knows for sure if one recognizes anything happening in the music. The gestures also refer to the past (our heritages or "memories") but are of course transformed. The work falls apart in 5 sections performed attacca. The second and fourth deal with aleatorism (at least rythmical). The first (actually called "Prelude") is some kind of introduction, getting off very affirmatively and slowing down. The third is a defragmentation of "articulated unisson" meant to be quite lyrical. The last ("Finale") is a short conclusion (with references to the parallels in the third section) and features the recorder player performing on both Soprano & Alto recorder at the same time (biphony). The work ends quite calmly with a reminder of the beginning in the piano part.