Родерик де Ман (Roderik de Man) - Ecoute, écoute! | Текст песни

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«Ecoute, écoute!» for bass clarinet and tape (1999)

Harry Sparnaay, bass clarinet
Silvia Sparnaay-Castillo, voice
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Ecoute, écoute!

le joueur de clarinette basse.

il prend l'instrument de son étui
et l'assemble, l'examine, vérifie et l'ajuste
il passe le cordon autour du cou
et attache l'instrument
doucement ses lêvres goûttent l'anche
il se pose solidement
secoue ses épaules
porte l'instrument à sa bouche
inspire profondément remplissant les poumons,

et souffle, souffle,souffle…

écoute, écoute

comme la clarinette parle à voix-basse…
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Ecoute, ecoute! was composed at the request of Harry Sparnaay for the occasion of the ‘Who's afraid of?' project, organized by Iris van der Goot. In this project prominent contemporary soloworks were combined with newly written compositions.

Ecoute, écoute! is a tribute to champions of contemporary music, in this case the renowned bass clarinettist Harry Sparnaay . This prominent musician has fulfilled this role for quite some time and is a source of inspiration for many composers.

The opening text of the work describes the almost ritual actions of the musician which often precede the actual playing — they are spoken by Harry's Argentinian wife Silvia Castillo.

Since Silvia and Harry used to communicate in French during the first stage of their marriage, often using the words: écoute, écoute!, the choice of the title was a predictable one.

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