diz tu por mim silêncio, for solo sopranoand wind ensemble (2022) [en]diz tu por mim, silêncio (2022), for soprano solo and wind ensemble, is based on the poem ‘Não era hoje um dia de palavras’ by José Saramago to explore the tension between the absence of speech and the imperative need for expression. The piece […]
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pranto, bass clarinet, voice and electronics (2019) [en]This piece originated from a request from Frederic Cardoso to write a piece for bass clarinet, voice, and electronics to be premiered at his recital “Diálogo a Preto e Branco”, part of the series of concerts entitled “Estado da Nação” at Casa da Música. The name and idea
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sei que estou só, choir (2019) [en]In sei que estou só, for choir (24 voices), I used the poem of the same name by Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen. Here, I tried to reflect on loneliness in the chaotic contemporary world. The simplicity of the text, its coldness and the loneliness it conveys have been
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where the shadows are so deep, for voice solo and ensemble (2019) [en]where the shadows are so deep, for voice and ensemble, was written in 2019. Two works of art influenced this piece. On the one hand, the work of Fernando Pessoa, especially ‘The Book of Disquiet’, from which the text was taken. On the
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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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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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dream is my reality, for cavaquinho, mandolin and electronics (2014) [en]dream is my reality, for cavaquinho, mandolin, electronics, and dance was created during the project “Dance and Composition”, at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen, in collaboration with the dancer Anna Senognoeva and the mandolin player Johan Corrales. The creation process alternated between moments of collective creation
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[depois], for violoncello solo (2023) [en][depois], for solo cello (2023), proposes a sound immersion inspired by Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen’s poem ‘Depois da cinza morta destes dias’, in a narrative that moves between silence and a muted intensity. ‘The sounds of the cello are moulded by the sonority of the words and the atmosphere
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