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Ek Vatheon, Ekekraksa Soi (2006)

for solo cello
15 minutes

Ek Vatheon Ekekraksa Soi (“Out of the depths I have cried to thee”, Psalm 129) is inspired by the performance tradition of Northwestern Greek lamentations called “Moirologia”. The piece reveals a fragile “inner voice” that moves between expressive extremities. The cello imitates three Greek instruments typical of Greek folk ensembles: the traditional clarinet and its characteristic glissandi, the ‘laouto’ (a string lute), and the ‘lyra’ (a three-stringed chordophone). The combination of these different timbral roles suggests an element of instrumental polyphony within a single instrument.