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imed_0892-1 |1. Ombres, espaces, silences… (2005) 23m00s imed_0892-1.1 | 10227• Vol de rêve • Descente au tombeau • La nuit • Vision Composer: Gilles Gobeil Commission: ZKM Premiere: February 12, 2005, trans_canada, ZKM_Kubus (Karlsruhe, Germany) With Ombres, espaces, silences… (Shadows, Spaces, Rests…), I wished to revisit early polyphonic music (Ars Antiqua, Ars Nova). I wanted to bring together this universe of intervals and chords, and the much wider universe of noises, the latter providing the setting in which to present — or evoke — modified fragments from the beginnings of Western music. The universe of noises rests upon one of the History of Christianity’s fascinating phenomenon: the hermits, or “Desert Fathers” from the first centuries of the Christian era. These men had knowingly chosen to seek isolation, to cut their ties with society, for they believed the answer to the issue of human destiny could be found only outside society. I have attempted to describe, through a number of tableaux, the surprising life of these men, their religious fervour (the same fervour that gave birth to the first polyphonic music), by evoking the physical locations, the aridity and threat of the desert, but mostly by evoking their fabulous spiritual imagination. [English translation: François Couture, xi-07] Ombres, espaces, silences… was realized in January and February of 2005 at the studios of the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (ZKM) in Germany. It was premiered on February 12, 2005 during the trans_canada festival at the ZKM’s ZKM_Kubus. It was commissioned by the ZKM. Thanks to the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) and the ZKM for their support. Ombres, espaces, silences… was awarded an Honorary Mention at Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria, 2005) and was among the selection for the 32nd Bourges International Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art Competition (France) in 2005. 1. Vol de rêve 10m38s imed_0892-1.1.1 | 23129 | ISRC CAD500810810 Listen (excerpt)
Composer: Gilles Gobeil 2. Descente au tombeau 6m39s imed_0892-1.1.2 | 23130 | ISRC CAD500810820 Listen (excerpt)
Composer: Gilles Gobeil 3. La nuit 2m58s imed_0892-1.1.3 | 23131 | ISRC CAD500810830 Listen (excerpt)
Composer: Gilles Gobeil 4. Vision 2m44s imed_0892-1.1.4 | 23132 | ISRC CAD500810840 Listen (excerpt)
Composer: Gilles Gobeil 5. Entre les deux rives du printemps (2006) 18m08s imed_0892-1.5 | 20073 | ISRC CAD500810850 Listen (excerpt)
Composer: Gilles Gobeil Premiere: December 8, 2006, trans_canada_release, ZKM_Kubus (Karlsruhe, Germany) Freely adapted from Paradise (Part 3 of The Divine Comedy) by Dante (1265-1321). A poem filled with speed, energy, and pure light, but also bearing a few reminiscences of earthly mistakes. Paradise, XXX-58:
[English translation: François Couture, xi-07] Entre les deux rives du printemps (Between the Two Banks of Spring) was realized in 2006 at the studios of the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (ZKM) in Germany. It was premiered on December 8, 2006 during the trans_canada_release festival at the ZKM’s ZKM_Kubus. Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts (CAC) and the ZKM for their support. 6. Le miroir triste (2007) 13m42s imed_0892-1.6 | 23018 | ISRC CAD500810860 Listen (excerpt)
Composer: Gilles Gobeil Premiere: December 1, 2007, Akousma (4), Réseaux, Studio Hydro-Québec — Monument-National (Montréal, Québec) Freely adapted from a few scenes from an unshot scenario by Russian filmmaker Andrey Tarkovksy (1932-1986) entitled Hoffmanniana (1975) and picturing the tormented life of Romantic-era German writer/composer E T A Hoffmann (1776-1822). A dialogue between Donna Anna (a character from Don Juan by Mozart) and Hoffmann), taken from Hoffmanniana:
[English translation: François Couture, viii-08] Le miroir triste (The Sad Mirror) was realized in the summer of 2007 at the studios of the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (ZKM) in Germany. It was premiered on December 1, 2007 during Akousma (4), presented by Réseaux at Monument-national’s Studio Hydro-Québec in Montréal. Thanks to the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ), the Canada Council for the Arts (CAC), and the ZKM for their support. electrocd.com Gilles Gobeil: Trois songes (DVD-A): track detail |
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