Obsidian Mirror (Torre, Salvador)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	one
Composition Year	1997
Genre Categories	Pieces; For flute, clarinet, harp, violin, viola, cello, piano; Scores featuring the flute; Scores featuring the clarinet; Scores featuring the harp; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring the piano; For 7 players

1 Performances
- 1.1 Recordings
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
- 2.2 Other
3 General Information
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Performances

Recordings

Complete Recording
*#354056 - 11.98MB - 8:44 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 141×⇩ - MP3 - SalvaTorré

MP3 file (audio)
SalvaTorré (2014/11/29)

Publisher Info.	Salvador Torré
Performers	NOMAD Ensemble, Japan, 2001
Copyright	Performance Restricted Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Obsidian Mirror for 7 instruments AND LIVE ELECTRONICS
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score
*#353976 - 1.70MB, 40 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 283×⇩ - SalvaTorré

PDF typeset by composer
SalvaTorré (2014/11/29)

Publisher. Info.	Salvador Torré
Copyright	Performance Restricted Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	There is another version with live electronics
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Other

Kinkunce (CD cover)
*#476789 - 0.98MB, 4 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 204×⇩ - SaTo

PDF scanned by composer
SaTo (2017/6/19)

Publisher. Info.	Salvador Torré
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Naxos
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General Information

Work Title	Espejo de obsidiana para 7 instrumentos
Alternative. Title	Obsidian Mirror for 7 instruments
Composer	Torre, Salvador
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IST 55
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	one
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1997
First Performance.	2001-10-02 in Yokohama, Japan
Dedication	dedicated to the Mayan Civilization
Average DurationAvg. Duration	9 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Modern
Piece Style	Modern
Instrumentation	flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, harp

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OBSIDIAN MIRROR.: Black Stone, nocturnal, reflective smoky mirror where priests and maidens were reflected, ancient people faces and traces that were left in this black stone in the memory and history of Celestial City of Tamoanchán.

It is here a Mesoamerican calendar folded on itself (130 x 2 = 260 x 2 = 520) within which all symmetries are perfectly groomed to create mirrors. Mirrors in space (height), in time, in the form, in the orchestration and arrangement breaks. The latter serve to frame the sections of the piece as many faces reflected on the mirror reflected in time.

Symbolically, we attended very succinctly the great Mayan cycle of 5200 years, 13 "Baktun" of 400 years. For example, this factor is musically represented in the introduction of frequency modulation in the central part of the piece, the historical peak of Maya (631-683 AD) to finally disappear in the cosmic mirror of the night in the mirror time. This work is dedicated to the Mayan people.