From the Publisher
Kaptara... Seven letters that contain that ‘mystery of the distant’ that I have so often sought in my music.
This is the name given to the Minoan civilization in the writings of Mari, the ancient Syro-Mesopotamian city. The Cretan civilization is often identified as the source of the myth of Atlantis: Kaptara is therefore a possible name for this island, this sunken Eden, of which I have dreamed so long.
My piece opens with an introduction in Indian Shrî mode (transposed several times), like a door opening onto an ‘elsewhere’. It leads into a first dance that gradually comes to life. In a slower, more lyrical middle section, a new, highly vocal theme blossoms. Finally, a second, virtuoso dance concludes the piece in a rhythmic trance that repeats the motif of the introduction.
Performance duration (approx): 6'00
Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Flute
Publisher: Éditions Billaudot
Publisher's reference: GB10606
Our Stock Code: 1705027
Media Type: Paperback
