A Geada Matou os Narcisos, electronics (2017) [en]A Geada Matou os Narcisos was premiered on 21 September 2017 at O’culto da Ajuda. This piece, based on “Das Nest” by the German playwright Franz Xaver Kroetz, served as a starting point for exploring the concepts of possession, loss and consciousness, and for speculating on the consequences […]
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braga: à [b]olta do s. joão, wind orchestra (2017) [en]braga: à [b]olta do s. joão was commissioned by Carlos Teixeira for the Concurso de Bandas Filarmónicas de Braga. This piece was created during my PhD project, where I tried to ‘’hear a culture‘’ and integrate sound and cultural elements from Braga into the works I
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sa•lo•mão, ou a inquieta procura do eu, for ensemble and baritono solo (2017) [en]sa·lo·mão, ou a inquieta procura do eu was commissioned by Manuel De Almeida-Ferrer, who asked me to write a piece based on one of José Saramago’s works. I chose “A viagem do elefante” (“The Elephant’s Journey”), a book I had read the
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ensaio para um s. joão, for orchestra (2017) [en] ensaio para um s. joão was written between July 2016 and February 2017, as part of SoundMine (International course for composition with Wim Henderickx, Diederik Glorieux and Jorrit Tamminga, organised by Musica, Impulse Centre for Music) in Neerpelt. During this piece, I translated and reinterpreted traditional elements
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love me [not], for piano solo (2017) [en]The work love me [not] is shaped by two main influences that are intertwined. The title was inspired by the Pakistani visual artist Imran Qureshi’s work “Love Me, Love Me Not” (2015). The composition’s narrative, however, is influenced by the film ‘Verdes Anos’ (1963), directed by Paulo Rocha.
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[preludio: nocturno], for solo violin (2017) [en]Written in February 2017, [prelúdio: nocturno] was commissioned by Teresa Silva for her master’s recital. The piece was premiered on 16 March of the same year, in a challenge that extended the interpretation beyond the violin: at the time, Teresa was also studying singing, and the work invited her
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quatro poeMas, solo clarinet (2017) [en]quatro poeMas for Bb clarinet was written in January 2017, commissioned by Frederic Cardoso. In this piece, this love statement, the music and the poems were created side by side. I dedicate it to Mafalda. [pt]quatro poeMas para clarinete Bb, foi escrito em janeiro de 2017, encomenda pelo clarinetista Frederic
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estranha forma de vida, for marimba (2016) [en]estranha forma de vida, for marimba solo, was commissioned by the percussionist Alvaro Cortez in 2016. This piece was created during my artistic research on “The Influence of Traditional Culture in New Art Music Creation”, focusing on the re-use of elements from traditional culture in new compositions. Specifically
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Hino da cidade de Braga (orchestration), for orchestra (2016) [en]In 2016, the Orquestra Filarmónica de Braga commissioned me to orchestrate the Hymn of the city of Braga (written by Joaquim José de Paiva and Amadeu Torres). It was a great honour for me to receive the invitation. It is with even greater pride that I
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quando vier a primavera, for bass clarinet and electronics (2016) [en]Written in 2016, quando vier a primavera, for bass clarinet and electronics, was based on Alberto Caeiro’s poem with the same title. The acceptance of fate as it will be, or the recognition of its inevitability, emerges as a key point in the poem in
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