ARDA
ISMN : 979-0-2325-8122-4
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Comment on the piece ARDA
Alberto Arroyo
ARDA (in Quenya: Earth) for double choir in two spaces and ensemble is based on the South African/BriBsh author J.R.R. Tolkien's story Ainulindalë ("the song sung by holy beings" or simply "The Music of the Ainur") from The Silmarillion.
Tolkien associates music with the creaBon of his universe; this is an original feature of the English author and which is not easily found in other tradiBonal creaBon myths. The Ainur (sacred beings created by the One Ilúvatar) sing a music that eventually creates the world. They are given a theme by Eru Ilúvatar, improvise with it and sing “a Great music” of endless melodies interwoven harmoniously. Of all the Ainur, the most gibed is Melkor; he begins to have thoughts of his own and to disturb the music with his discords.
These dialecBcs between the individual and the collecBve, between creaBon and destrucBon, are essenBal components not only in Tolkien's mythology, but in this "meta- instrumental and -vocal" piece.
The spaces also play an important role, as the cast and their posiBoning in the space form the dramaturgy of the piece.
(The sung text was wricen in Quenya by the composer).
Horn (French Horn)
Tuba
Percussions
Piano
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double bass
Bass flute
Choir (2)
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