L'eau (guitar)
Solo work by Martin Lohse
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Info
Composer Martin Lohse
Title L'eau
Work number W.54
Composition year 2019
Movements 1
Duration 12 min
Genre solo work
Number of instruments 1
Instrumentation solo guitar
Score notation computer (Sibelius)
Pages 10
Free score yes
Musical styles and elements melodic, modal
Program note
In English
L'eau
for guitar solo
The title L'eau means water.
During the writing of the work, I had a very clear sense of organic movement that slowly flows and changes tempo along the way. The piece starts with a relatively long melody which gradually varies while the tempo slowly goes faster and faster. In the middle of the work is heard a more sorrowful music that slowly moves downward until the melody returns from the beginning. The melody is again varied with faster and faster notes, until the work eventually culminates and then disappears into notes without sound.
L'eau is dedicated to Niklas Johansen.
Martin Lohse 2019
In Danish
L'eau
for guitar solo
Titlen l'eau betyder vand.
Under skrivningen af værket havde jeg en meget tydelig fornemmelse af organsik bevægelse, der langsomt flyder og skifter tempo undervejs. Værket starter med en relativ lang melodi der efterhånden varieres mens tempoet langsomt sættes op. I midten af værket høres en mere sorgmodig musik, der langsomt bevæger sig nedad indtil at melodien fra starten vender tilbage. Melodien varieres igen med hurtigere og hurtigere nodeværdier, indtil værket til sidst kulminerer for derefter at forsvinde væk i toner uden lyd.
L'eau er dedikeret til Niklas Johansen.
Martin Lohse 2019
Performances
All versions of - L'eau
Valby Langgade 83, Copenhagen, Denmark
Monday 24 October 2022, 19:00
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Metronomen, Godthåbsvej 33, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Wednesday 4 August 2021, 20:00
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Unitarernes Hus, Dag Hammerskjölds Allé 30, Copenhagen, Denmark
Friday 25 September 2020, 18:30
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List of solo works
- Silenzio (cello) (2003)
- Silenzio (viola) (2003/2010)
- Silenzio (violin) (2003/2010)
- 6 preludes (organ) (2003)
- 6 preludes (accordion) (2003/2013)
- 6 preludes (piano) (2003/2013)
- Intermezzo - B.a.c.h. (piano) (2005)
- Nocturne (piano) (2007)
- Nocturne (oboe, cello and piano) (2007/2009)
- Menuetto (accordion) (2008/2014)
- Cadenza (accordion) (2010/2012)
- Hymn (carillon) (2009)
- Moto immoto (accordion) (2009/2011)
- Passing (accordion) (2011-12)
- Passing (organ) (2011/2012)
- Turn (piano) (2011)
- Silenzio (accordion) (2003/2012)
- Momentum (accordion) (2014)
- Match Girl (accordion) (2015)
- Seasons (accordion) (2015-16)
- Late Spring (accordion) (2016)
- Summer Storm (accordion) (2016)
- Autumn Rain (accordion) (2015)
- Winter's Tale (accordion) (2016)
- Fast Track (organ) (2017)
- The Dying Child (accordion) (1998/2014)
- Three pieces - Prelude, nocturne and serenade (piano) (2017-18)
- Prelude (Three pieces for piano) (2018)
- Nocturne (Three pieces for piano) (2018)
- Serenade (Three pieces for piano) (2017)
- Encircled (accordion) (2018)
- L'eau (guitar) (2019)
- Til Ofelia (piano) (2020)
- Encore (accordion) (2024)
- The Breeze (piano) (2024)
- Sand drifting (oboe) (2000)