Lemoine Canat De Chizy Edith - Lament - Alto
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Essential Information About This Score
Essential Information About This Score
- A contemporary work for viola, designed to highlight the vocal and expressive dimension of the instrument.
- A language inspired by the spirit of the "lamento" (Monteverdi, Purcell, Britten tradition), with a modern and personal writing style.
- A dialogue of sound textures between percussive gestures and melodic lines, which transform until creating an impression of polyphony.
- Damaged copy : worn cover, possible presence of a label.
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Summary of This Score
This piece by Edith Canat de Chizy is part of a deliberate lineage with the great tradition of lamenti : not through stylistic imitation, but through the idea that the viola has a unique ability to "express" lament, thanks to its proximity to the voice. The writing thus explores a tense, inward expressivity, where timbre becomes a true carrier of discourse.
The structure is based on two poles facing and intertwining: a percussive element and a melodic element. Throughout the piece, these materials respond to each other, develop, and interfere, until giving the impression of a polyphonic dimension on a single instrument, in a spirit reminiscent of how Luciano Berio approached line complexity in his Sequenza.
Premiered on 11/14/2015 in Clermont-Ferrand, as part of the Festival Musiques Démesurées (Théùtre le Petit Vélo), the work was brought to the stage by violist Christophe Desjardins. Commissioned by the festival, this score is intended for musicians seeking a demanding contemporary viola repertoire, where sound exploration, gesture articulation, and phrasing play a central role.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Classical | Publication | Sheet music |
| Composer | Edith Canat de Chizy | Instrumentation | Viola |
| Artist | Christophe Desjardins | ||
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Questions frequently asked
Is Edith Canat de Chizy's Lament written for solo viola?
The score is intended for solo viola. The writing features a dialogue between percussive and melodic elements on a single instrument.
What level is required to play Lament on the viola?
This work belongs to the demanding contemporary repertoire for viola. Sound exploration, gesture articulation, and phrasing execution occupy a central place.
What musical style does this viola score propose?
The writing fits within the lament tradition through the expression of plaintiveness, without stylistic imitation. The viola's timbre conveys an intense, inner discourse. A polyphonic dimension is suggested by the interference of the two compositional materials.
Lament Canat de Chizy for viola: who premiered the work?
The premiere was performed by violist Christophe Desjardins on November 14, 2015. It took place in Clermont-Ferrand, at Théùtre le Petit Vélo, as part of the Festival Musiques Démesurées.
Does the Lament score reference Berio's Sequenza?
The complexity of the line evokes Luciano Berio's approach in his Sequenza. This reference concerns the solo viola's ability to convey multiple sound layers.
