Classical Composer: | Maxwell Davies, Peter |
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Work: | Linguae Ignis |
Year Composed: | 2002 |
Instrumentation: | Cello, 1+afl.ob.cl(in A)+bcl.1+cbn/1.1.btbn.0/pf/perc/str(1.0.1.0.1) |
Publisher: | Chester Music and Novello & Co. |
Duration: | 00:10:23 |
Period: | Contemporary |
Work Category: | Concerto |
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The instrumental motet Linguae Ignis (Tongues of Fire) for cello and fourteen instruments was commissioned by the Contempoart Ensemble to mark its tenth anniversary and first performed, with Vittorio Ceccanti as cellist and Mauro Ceccanti as conductor, on 20 May 2002 at the Teatro Goldoni, Florence, as part of that year's Maggio Musicale Festival. The piece evolves through the transformation between two plainsongs. Thus the cello's unaccompanied statement of the plainsong Dum complerentur dies Pentecostes is gradually though discreetly joined by the ensemble, before insistent brass interjections ruffle the tranquil mood. A dynamic tutti passage suddenly erupts, capped by the cavorting of trumpet, after which the soloist continues against an animated backdrop with marimba and piano to the fore. The dialogue becomes more energetic before reaching a calmer yet still ominous expression from which the soloist unfolds the plainsong Veni Creator Spiritus while, in the process, returning the music to its initial serenity as it heads upwards to the top of its compass.
Writer: Richard Whitehouse
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