Soif (2019)

For Solo Violin
Duration: 10 minutes
Composed for Miranda Cuckson
First performed by Miranda Cuckson, May 16, 2019

Performance by Miranda Cuckson, violin


As I was composing this piece, I felt it was about yearning: for explanations, for expressivity, for regions of the instrument left unexplored. I chose the title not only for its meaning (“thirst” in French) but also its sound, whose envelope is analogous to that of many events in the work, large and small.

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