¿Qué se llama cuanto heriza nos?
(What Do You Call Everything That Bristles Us?)
2001 for 10 instruments. Dur. 16' 15".
For flute + alto flute, clarinet + bass clarinet, oboe, horn, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
I found the title before I wrote the piece. In a way, the unspeakable meanings emanating from many of César Vallejo’s poems were the trigger that started the compositional process of this music. However the music is not trying to represent the text. There is no easy path that could illustrate the secret of a dense, refined, and mysterious poetic revelation.
Instead, this music is the search for a similar experience by way of going without any concession into the universe of its own sound world.
Technically speaking, there are several elements in the music that are the object of my current investigations. All of them are connected with the idea of exploring complex sounds and noises.
The work is dedicated to the memory of my father who passed away ten years ago, in 1991.
