Cantus

by Joel Järventausta

for orchestra

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Joel Järventausta

Cantus

Music Finland

Description

The main motif of the piece, a falling minor third travels through different sections, hidden in the background or exposed in the foreground of the musical surface. The title Cantus came to me after finishing the piece. Cantus is a latin term for a primary voice in a polyphonic setting. Rather than a direct reference to a polyphonic choral work from the medieval era, the link in my piece is more abstract. Throughout the piece certain sections or textures are reminiscent of choral polyphonic writing, several individual lines moving on top of each other creating an ever-changing colourful sound mass. The main motivic idea can be seen as the actual ‘cantus’ or primary voice, though it is often hidden and less clear to the ear.


Instrumentation

2222 4221 12 0, pno, str


Category

Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble


Prizes

Winner of Royal College of Music Concerto Competition 2017

Third prize of International Alexander Zemlinsky Composition Competition 2019. University of Cincinnati, Ohio


Premiere

RCM Philharmonic, conducted by Martin André. Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London, UK, July 22, 2017


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More Archive number

MF33596


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