Mixed choir
SKU:
FG.55011-857-7
Composed by
Žibuoklė
MartinaitytÄ—.
Classical, contemporary.
Book. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-857-7. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-857-7).
Žibuoklė
MartinaitytÄ— tells
about the background of
Aletheia (2022) for mixed
choir (SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB):
Aletheia is variously
translated from Greek as
unconcealedness,
revealing or
unclosedness. It is
uncovering of the Truth -
the one we are afraid to
face, the truth that can
only be expressed
directly through the
pre-verbal communication.
How do you find words for
the horrors of the war,
for all unimaginable
global atrocities? How do
you even allow yourself
to feel it out? Solely
through art, through
music that offer a safe
space and a formalized
framework for processing
these accumulated complex
emotions and sharing them
with others in a moment.
This piece has no verbal
text and it is based on
various combinations of
vowels and consonants,
thus connecting us on a
deeper level through the
immediate emotional
experience.
The
war in Ukraine in spring
of 2022 had an impact on
all of us and shattered
my deeply rooted
Lithuanian identity. When
the freedom is threatened
and innocent people are
dying, it is hard to make
sense out of the reality.
Yet there is poetry even
in the worst nightmares.
I was imagining that the
only instrument people
have even in situations
of destruction, in the
midst of the war, is
their VOICE. It brought
back memories of my youth
when Singing revolution
was taking place in the
Baltic countries. Human
voice was the only weapon
that people used to
express their
determination for freedom
and independence. Voice
is our first and the very
last instrument we have
in our lifetime. Thinking
in these terms brings
almost a sacred dimension
to the voice as an
expression of the life
itself - from the very
first baby's scream until
the last breath and
whisper.
Duration
c. 15'
The works
of New York -based
Lithuanian composer
Žibuoklė
MartinaitytÄ— (b.
1973) have been lauded as
breathtaking and
profoundly moving. Her
stimulating music
bristles with energy and
tension and revolves
often around the subject
of beauty, which she
calls both a guiding
principle and an
aesthetic measure for
sonic quality.
