01. Lento e semplice
02. Recitativo lento
03. Lento (ad libitum)
04. Lento e semplice
05. Molto vivo
06. Lento (ad libitum)
07. Lento e semplice
08. Lento (ad libitum) – Vivo (ritmico)
09. Espressivo
Date 2003/May/05
Performer(s)
Marisa Figueira, soprano
Helena Duarte, violin
Venue S. Luiz Municipal Theatre
Town Lisbon
Country Portugal
Author of the Text Paul Éluard
Title of Poem or Text Défense de Savoir
Year 1928
My recent contact with French surrealistic poetry and the exhaustive search for examples of this poetic movement brought me to set the texts of one of his more important poets, Paul Éluard. Défense de savoir (written in 1928) is a cycle of nine poems that served as inspiration for my work, opting for a simple and transparent musical discourse.
The relationship divided into three parts, observed in the nine movements of this duo for soprano and violin, allowed me to obtain an economy of musical materials and gestures, thus continuing the way I have been developing in others of my pieces.
Hugo Ribeiro April ‘03
