Gris

Description

Year of Composition: 2017

Duration: 4'30''

Voicing/Instrumentation: Voice and piano

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About the piece: Gray is a haiku cycle for voice and piano. It is about traumatic episodes in one’s life.
It tells the transition between a cloudy afternoon, a rainy night and a sunless dawn.
The haiku of the work, original by the composer, tell how the gray day affects the protagonist and how his frustrations make the day even darker.

Language: Spanish

Text:
5:35 p.m.
Cielo empañado,
pájaros fugitivos.
Calles vacías.

8:27 p.m.
Aire nocturno,
susurros al oído.
Prisma sonoro.

10:51 p.m.
Violentas gotas
golpean la ventana.
Negra soledad.

3:00 a.m.
Noche oscura
y llena de terrores.
Apnea del sueño.

6:11 a.m.
Triste aurora
en escala de grises.
Gélido abrazo.

Author: Germán Barboza

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