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This is how Marc-André Dalbavie describes his approach to a work that was written in homage to Leos Janácek (a work of whose bears the same title) and that refers to the genre of symphony:
“This work is constructed according to my principle of polyphonies of process. There are therefore several independent layers, somewhat like the tracks on a mixing table, and each layer is assigned certain speeds and characteristics. These layers, which interact with one another, are superimposed upon one another from the beginning to the end of the piece. However, the slower layers are statistically more significant during the moment corresponding to the Adagio, and the faster layers during the moment corresponding to the Scherzo. From a certain point of view, it is a multi-track symphony…. At the beginning, the piece resembles music based on mixing, but the symphony emerges progressively and is only truly recognizable once the work has been heard in its entirety.”
A commission of Radio-Canada and Radio-France as part of the 2005 edition of Festivals Présences and Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques, the Sinfonietta was premiered by the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio-France under the direction of the composer on February 12, 2005.
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