Works

I. “Em cima do alto monte...”
II. “A alegria dos meus olhos...”
III. “Quero cantar, ser alegre...” & “Quem é triste morre cedo...”
IV. “Este mundo é uma vinha...”
V. “Nem de chorar sou senhora...”
VI. “Tenho tantas saudades...”
VII. “Nem morreu nem acabou...”

Instrumentation (detailed)

Winds and Brass	2 Flute, 2 Oboe, 2 Clarinet in Bb, 2 Bassoon, 2 Horn, 2 Trumpet in C
Percussion	3 Timpani, 1 Percussion (Glockenspiel, Carillon de Bells, caixa, Castanets, Bass Drum, Xylophone)
Strings (plucked / bowed)	~ First Violins, ~ Second Violins, ~ Viola, ~ Cello, ~ Double Bass

Performer(s)

Ecos de Trovas is divided into 7 short pieces and has the same titles as Francisco de Lacerda’s 7 Trovas. Without any programmatic relation, Ecos de Trovas quotes or paraphrases various passages from the Azorean composer's work. The harmonies amplify or contract intervalically, making Lacerda’s tonal/modal idiom metamorphose into an unusual chromatic field. Textural and timbral layers fight and merge, even when they seem antagonistic, thus generating a heterogeneous combination of sound collages. There is a play between the recognizable and the unrecognizable, mostly by gradual processes, as if these chords, textures and instrumental techniques sprout from those originally composed, but avoiding any harsh or satirical contrasts that destroy the original elements.

Luís Neto da Costa

Work	Type	Date	Organization/Event	Venue	Town	Country	Performers	Notes	Inv Row
Ecos de Trovas	Pre-premiere	2023/Sep/29	Encontros Sonoros Atlânticos	National Railway Museum	Entroncamento	Portugal	Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa Rita Castro Blanco (conductor)	Notes
Ecos de Trovas	Premiere	2023/Sep/30	Encontros Sonoros Atlânticos	Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal	Lisbon	Portugal	Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa Rita Castro Blanco (conductor)	Notes