Besson, A :: Trois Poems de Pierre Reverdy

Alain Besson presents Trois Pomes de Pierre Reverdy, for soprano and alto flute.

Limpid poetry, apparent simplicity and contained expressivity in combinations of words, images and sounds in a free and discontinuous form, the language of Pierre Reverdy already conceals deeply musical material.

Descente plays on superimposed speeds and times, in the manner of a medieval motet with free polyphony (voice, motetus: flute, duplum): syllabic diction of the text; each line suggests an emotion/image translated into colour/harmony.

Les mots qu on echange This piece is conceived around three characters evoked in the poem, and in particular in the central stanza: En partant nous etions trois/Mon ombre et moi/Et toi derriere . The voice is written in parlando style, comme un recitant. Everything rests on the monodic writing of the flute: evolution, in the background of a colour halo , on spectral scales, between inharmonic and harmonic, in relation to the the lightness/darkness of the landscapes of the poem.

Un seul moment In contrast with Descente, Un seul moment presents particularly melismatic vocal writing. Each word receives a specific treatment and the music seeks to create remote sound connections, in relation to the phonetic structure of the poem. The flute, in turn, accompanies the vocal games by enveloping it in harmonies, or indeed by developing independently as an illustration and decoration. Here, too, are the superimposed speeds and times.

Duration: 20 . For advanced players.