version for chamber orchestra (originally for orchestra)
Overture for orchestra inspired by a monologue’s narrative, featuring a harmonized, energy-driven melody, as the orchestra performs as one colorful solo instrument.
Barandat means a thin wall that is capable of supporting little weight. This composition is a reflection on the different obstacles that arise along the way, the walls that form when encountering them, and the energy received when overcoming them. The work exposes and develops a main theme, whose pitches are extracted by association from the letters of the title, Barandat (B A, D A G, D A F). After a brief energetic introduction where the main theme is presented, the composition is structured into two large sections. The first section, Slow – Moderate, is inspired by the cautious movement of Myrtle, a large green sea turtle who was rescued and rehabilitated at the New England Aquarium in Boston, where she now lives and advances on her path to recovery, avoiding obstacles. The second section, Presto, builds a fast speech from the fragmented thematic elements, developing the main theme, and incorporating some secondary rhythmic elements.
Commissioned by Spanish Brass for the Spanish Brass Alzira Festival 2022
Dedicated to my grandmother, Amparo Busquets Casañ
Composition for Symphonic Band inspired by one of the most popular phenomena of this decade and future ones: Snapchat. Snap is something that occurs unexpectedly or without anticipation. Besides the social platform, snap has almost become a lifestyle: all information is available imminently, we connect to long-distance videoconferences immediately and spontaneity leads our lives. However, we often think too much about our pose to achieve the perfect picture that the impulsive experience becomes analyzed, organized, and structured, giving the meaning of spontaneity a 360 turn. With this composition, I propose a reflection on the sonic result of the spontaneous and energetic spirit, based on an ephemeral snap, constructed over organized musical elements (dodecaphonism) and using organizes and structured compositional techniques.
Commissioned by Valencia Federation of Music Societies (FSMCV)
Composition for brass quintet inspired by the hopscotch children’s game (sambori in Catalan). The main musical idea is the sambori theme, based on the metric and patterns of the 10 squares in the hopscotch court. This theme is combined with motives from Torna-li la trompa al xic, a popular children’s song from Valencia about the peg game. The musical elements are introduced at first as a chorale by the soloists and developed later with traditional textures like accompanied melody, canonic imitation, and parallelisms. To play this game you must play four turns (movements) attacca.
Commissioned by Spanish Brass
Year: 2017
Duration: 10:30 min.
Movements: I. Chorale II. Aria-Lament III. Fugue IV. Passacaglia
Overture for orchestra inspired by a monologue’s narrative, featuring a harmonized, energy-driven melody, as the orchestra performs as one colorful solo instrument.
A version for chamber orchestra with smaller instrumentation is also available