Kaptara
Kaptara… Seven letters that contain this “mystery of the distant” that I have so often sought in my music.
This is the name given to the Minoan civilization in the writings of Mari, the ancient Syro-Mesopotamian city. The Cretan civilization is often identified as the source of the myth of Atlantis: Kaptara is therefore a possible name for this island, this sunken Eden, of which I have so often dreamed. (Guillaume Connesson)
Kaptara is a piece for solo flute, commissioned by the Maxence Larrieu International Competition, 2024.
Read moreDetails
| Instrument family | Flute |
| Catalog classifications | Solo flute |
| Instrument nomenclature | flûte seule |
| Total duration | 00:06:00 |
| Publisher | Éditions Billaudot |
| Cotage | GB10606 |
| Total number of pages | 12 |
| Languages | French, English |
| Cycle / Level | concert |
| Musical style | Contemporary |
| Directory type | Original work(s) |
| Copyright year | 2024 |
| EAN code | 9790043106067 |
Description
Kaptara... Seven letters that contain that ‘mystery of the distant’ that I have so often sought in my music.
This is the name given to the Minoan civilization in the writings of Mari, the ancient Syro-Mesopotamian city. The Cretan civilization is often identified as the source of the myth of Atlantis: Kaptara is therefore a possible name for this island, this sunken Eden, of which I have dreamed so long.
My piece opens with an introduction in Indian Shrî mode (transposed several times), like a door opening onto an ‘elsewhere’. It leads into a first dance that gradually comes to life. In a slower, more lyrical middle section, a new, highly vocal theme blossoms. Finally, a second, virtuoso dance concludes the piece in a rhythmic trance that repeats the motif of the introduction.
Guillaume Connesson
