L’Odyssée
Martin Leclerc
Programme notes
“… since then, he has long tried to forget these abominable memories…” — Enki Bilal, La chose à venir in Memories of Outer Space and Memories of Other Times
L’Odyssée (The Odyssey) draws inspiration from the comic short story La chose à venir by Yugoslavian cartoonist Enki Bilal (1951). The comic book’s world is characterized by science fiction, surrealism, and the psycho-dramatic aspect of both characters and plot. From my analysis of the comic book, I have drawn out a few affects
— Martin Leclerc [English translation
L’Odyssée was realized in 2002-03 at the studio of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and at the composer’s studio. It was premiered in June 2003 at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal. It was awarded the 2nd prize at the Hugh Le Caine Award of the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers (Canada, 2005).
Premiere
- June 2003, Concert, Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Montréal (Québec)
Awards
- Composer(s): Martin Leclerc
- Year of composition: 2002-03
- Duration: 12:13
- Instrumentation: stereo fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
- ISRC: CAD500720845
Movements
Souvenirs
- Movement of: L’Odyssée
Respiration 1
- Movement of: L’Odyssée
Sommeil — Réveil
- Movement of: L’Odyssée
Respiration 2
- Movement of: L’Odyssée
Affrontement, folie
- Movement of: L’Odyssée
