Jag ville vara en annan (2013)
(I wanted
to be someone else)
choir,
electric violin, electric (amplified) clarinet, 2 computers
Lyrics: Per
Lagerkvist
Music:
Stefan Klaverdal
Recording
(mp3)
Following a
close collaboration with the duo Essens:1 an
opportunity arised to write a number of pieces for
choir and the duo. This is one of the pieces.
The music
captures the overall melancholic mode in the lyrics.
ÓJag villeÉÓ is also a part of a work in progress of a selection
of lyrics by Nobel laureate Per Lagerkvist for choir a capella or with instruments.
During the
same project I did a few arrangements of other tunes. These are available here: