Dawn over Venice, evoked by
Monteverdi in his 1590 madrigal Ecco Mormorar L’onde (Now the waves
murmur). Next Saturday, 7 September, pianist Mark Hutchinson premieres a piano
piece I’ve written with the same name at the Late Music Series, York. It’s part
of a concert of contemporary madrigals and they asked me to write something
inspired by a traditional madrigal. Monteverdi was thinking of a brilliant
sunrise; my piece has a more muted dawn!
More details at http://latemusic.org/index.php?id=september-2013
Hear Monteverdi’s
original www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rwQhxfthKQ
