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“…de aquel hondo tumulto”

From the Depths of Turmoil
Written in:
1993
Duration:
7'
Instrumentation:
flute, clarinet, two percussion players, harp, piano, string quintet
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Premiered in 1994 in Pittsburgh by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, conducted by David Stock.

Premiere

The title of this piece is taken from the poem El canto del Usumacinta by the Mexican poet Carlos Pellicer. The poem discribes the jounrney of the river Uscumacinta in the Southeastern coast of Mexico all the way to the North of Guatemala.

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