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A recent release from the ever-prolific Joane Hétu, the work "Musique d’hiver" (winter music) pays tribute to the frisky Nordic winds, the blinding luminosity of winter, the February moon, and the craziness of March, in order to communicate the emotional effervescence of winter.

A 66-minute piece in four scenes (La chute, On se les gèle, Lumière de février, J’ai perdu le nord), "Musique d’hiver" is arranged for acoustic instruments — piano, voice, flutes, alto sax, accordion, percussion — and electric instruments — synthesizer, sampler, and tape manipulation.

It is an invitation to a music ritual for a season of frost and high winds; nakedness, white light, slowness, silence, white noise. A meditative piece, spatially textured, high-pitched, minimalist in words but rich in sonorities blending composition (themes, harmonic structures, shapes) and improvisation (ambient sounds, sound textures, free interpretation), all delivered in a sober, elegant atmosphere.

You will be charmed by the freshness of this winter poetry and by this picturesque scene highlighted by acoustic and metaphorical sonorities.

Track Listing

    • 1
      Musique d’hiver (1999-2000)
      66m06s
      • 1
        La chute
        15m45s
        • 1
          La chute [sous-mouvement]
          3m51s
        • 2
          La joie
          2m48s
        • 3
          La plus froide
          4m40s
        • 4
          Le silence de la tempête
          4m27s
      • 5
        On s’les gèle
        17m24s
        • 5
          On s’les gèle [sous-mouvement]
          4m34s
        • 6
          Christaux cristalisés
          2m01s
        • 7
          Bourrasque
          2m44s
        • 8
          Nord / ouest
          1m49s
        • 9
          Épaisse la couverture
          3m05s
        • 10
          Tension on gèle
          3m11s
      • 11
        Lumière de février
        17m12s
        • 11
          Bleu ciel
          5m47s
        • 12
          Blanc sur terre
          6m03s
        • 13
          Nuits d’hiver
          3m07s
        • 14
          Danse de chandelle
          2m16s
      • 15
        Perdu l’nord
        15m44s
        • 15
          Hémisphère nord
          5m07s
        • 16
          C’est trop long
          4m11s
        • 17
          Perdu le nord
          1m47s
        • 18
          Je dors
          4m37s
Total duration: 66m06s

Also available in digital format (MP3, etc.) at your favourite online store.

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  • UCC 771028109128