L'eau

Composer: Martin Lohse Year: 2019 Worknumber: W. 54 Category: Cat 2.9 (Solo) Duration: 12 min
Instrumentation: gtr
Original version for guitar solo dedicated to Niklas Johansen

Performance Materials

Program Note

In English

L’eau (2019)
Guitar solo

The title L’eau means water.

During the composition of the work, I had a very clear sense of organic movement that slowly flows and changes tempo. The piece begins with a relatively long melody that is gradually varied as the tempo increases. A more sorrowful section follows in the middle, moving slowly downward until the opening melody returns. This melody is again varied with increasingly faster notes until the work culminates and finally disappears into notes without sound.

Dedicated to Niklas Johansen.

Martin Lohse 2019

In Danish

L’eau (2019)
Guitarsolo

Titlen L’eau betyder vand.

Under skrivningen af værket havde jeg en tydelig fornemmelse af organisk bevægelse, der langsomt flyder og skifter tempo. Værket begynder med en relativt lang melodi, der gradvist varieres, mens tempoet sættes op. I midten af værket høres en mere sorgmodig musik, der langsomt bevæger sig nedad, indtil melodien fra starten vender tilbage. Melodien varieres igen med hurtigere og hurtigere toner, indtil værket til sidst kulminerer for derefter at forsvinde i toner uden lyd.

Tilegnet Niklas Johansen.

Martin Lohse 2019

Performances

First Performance

Solo recital, Niklas Johansen
Unitarernes Hus, Dag Hammerskjölds Allé 30, Copenhagen, Denmark
Niklas Johansen
Friday 25 September 2020

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