Works

Instrumentation (detailed)

Winds and Brass	2 Flute (2 Piccolo), 2 Oboe (French Horn), 2 Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 2 Horn, Trumpet in C
Percussion	Percussion (Triangle, Snare Drum, 2 Tam-Tam, Vibraphone, Guiro), Percussion (Bass Drum, Vibraslap, 4 Suspended Cymbals, 4 Temple Block, Marimba)
Strings (plucked / bowed)	6 First Violins, 5 Second Violins, 4 Viola, 3 Cello, 2 Double Bass

Performer(s)

On the 12th of June 2006 I was informed by a colleague: “Ligeti is dead”. At that time I had started making some sketches for an orchestral piece where I was trying (as it has been recurrent in my work) to take advantage of some musical material from others of my pieces. After such sad news I decided to direct this orchestral moment as a small homage to the composer who, in an indirect way, has influenced my work the most during my learning process. This piece is divided into 4 sections (A B B’ C). Section A recovers the embryonic idea of my piece ...quasi un lamento..., here extended and with a distinctive harmonic field. Sections B and B’ touch on symmetric harmonic fields presented in a static way where the importance of the timbre is crucial. Section C revisits the third movement of my 5 Bagatelles using a more complex orchestration. György Ligeti’s influence is intermittently clear in this piece. Above all and as I have referred to previously, my aim was through what I humbly consider my musical language, make a homage to this great figure of twentieth century music. Hugo Ribeiro December ‘06

Work	Type	Date	Organization/Event	Venue	Town	Country	Performers	Notes	Inv Row
In Memoriam	Premiere	2007/Jan/25	5th Gulbenkian Workshop for Young Portuguese Composers	Calouste Gulbenkian Fondation	Lisbon	Portugal	Gulbenkian Orchestra Guillaume Bourgogne (conductor)	Notes