Konstantia Gourzi
a song for peace
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation details:
violin
violoncello
a song for peace
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Work introduction
Composer´s notes
I. neighborhood, II. synapses, III. peace
A song for peace was composed for Musicians4UnitedEurope. The short piece is a musical analogy to my preferred way of communication between people.
During the first short part neighborhood the cello presents his opinion on a topic and the violin answers with a variation of the theme in a soft tone. Each one is listening to the other one and answers it in his own words.
The second short part, synapses, begins with a dialogue, during which the two players approach each other while playing the same theme alternately, and finally together. It is a musical agreement, which provides a sonic identity for each of the players.
During the third, even shorter part peace, the players disengage themselves from one or the other opinion, and perform a kind of musical meditation – intense but relaxed. Now, the duo performs as if they were one single musician playing in peace, with respect and in balance.