Elisenda Fábregas - Homenatje a Mompou played by Marcel Worms

Elisenda Fábregas - Homenatje a Mompou
Marcel Worms - piano
November 2007
Betahaniënklooster, Amsterdam

more info:
Elisenda Fábregas
http://www.efabregas.com

Marcel Worms
http://www.marcelworms.com

Elisenda Fábregas about this piece:
When in the summer of 2006 Marcel Worms approached me with the idea
of writing an Homage to Mompou for the 20th anniversary of his death I was thrilled!
Homenaje a Mompou is a set of three short pieces where I use quartal harmony and frequent
changes of mood and pace. Because Homenaje a Mompou was commissioned to be premiered at
an all-Mompou's piano recital I decided to focus on the playful, joyous and rhythmic side of
Mompou's music so that my piece would provide some contrast with Mompou's lyric style.
I. "Crits en el carrer" (Screams in the street) - I focus on the characteristic melodic and
rhythmic motif (ascending and descending major second) of the beginning theme of
"Cris dans la rue" from ("Scenes of infants"). My objective was to work with this
melodic and rhythmic motif in different moods: from mysterious and longing to
playful and energetic. A fragment of this characteristic theme is featured at the
climactic center of the piece marked (Energico). Surrounding the theme appear short
variations of the above-mentioned motif in diverse moods, sometimes in an abrupt
manner without transitions.
II. "Tengo una muñeca vestida de azul" (I have a doll with a blue dress) - I emulate
Mompou's use of folksongs by featuring a Spanish children's song: varying it and
presenting it with different harmonizations and rhythms. The rhythmic motif of the
folksong is a powerful force in this movement and it originates the new theme
appearing at the Piu mosso in forte. Afterwards both themes and their variations start
a conversation but the first theme has the last word.
III. "Jocs de carrer" (Street games) - This movement celebrates the most playful and
rhythmic side of Mompou. It is a colorful piece featuring a characteristic propulsive
rhythm in the main theme that permeates the whole movement. The use of clusters,
glissandi, syncopations, insistent rhythms, and abrupt changes of harmony and
register give color and restlessness to this movement. A varied quotation of a chord
and melodic progression from Mompou's Impresiones Intimas (III) appears in bars
56-60.
© 2006 Elisenda Fábregas

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