Soroll d'aigua

The title of this short composition, articulated in three movements, comes from one of the haikus that inspired it. The presence of water (sea, streams, rain) is also the common background of the selected Japanese poems.

The beginning of the first movement hints at a cold and distant winter while incorporating the singing and sounds of whales (performed by the two melodic instruments). It continues with a hopeful spring, where the flowing water is highlighted by the piano.

The second haiku is a tranquil summer nocturne with extended descending lines and ethereal sounds.

The piece concludes with a musical reference to rain, initially in its most vehement sense (thunder) and then in a more delicate manner (interrupted delays on the piano, tremolo on the cello). Here, the clarinetist uses also a rainstick.

This is concentrated, refined, subtle music, seemingly simple to listen to but extremely challenging to perform due to its fragile sound quality.

I 

Trenc d’alba.

Buf de balenes.

Mar glaçat.

Gyôdai

Alba de primavera.

Clareja

amb soroll d’aigua.

Setsuko

II

Arriba la calma.

Aigua submergint-se

en el capvespre d’estiu.

Masaki Yûko

III

Si escolteu atentament el tro,

sentireu mil sorolls

diferents.

Shiki

Capvespre.

Entre les canyes tallades

la pluja.

Shiki

I

Alba.

Soplo de las ballenas.

El mar helado.

Gyôdai

El alba de la primavera.

Amanecer

con rumor de agua.

Setsuko

II

Agua que se tranquiliza

sumergiéndose

en el atardecer de verano.

Masaki Yûko

III

Si escuchas con atención el trueno,

se oyen mil ruidos

diferentes.

Shiki 

Crepúsculo.

Por entre los cáñamos segados

la lluvia.

Shiki