Chroniques de la lumière
Francis Dhomont
Programme notes
To Annette Vande Gorne
These “Chronicles” are an impressionistic sonic version of visual elements — an undoubtedly metaphorical act —, a personal daydream of light based on a concept by Montréal visual artist Luc Courchesne.
An evocation of luminous phenomena, natural rays or multiple artifacts, Chroniques de la lumière (Chronicles of Light) is comprised of three movements
An evolution from slow to fast, calm to agitated, piano to forte, static to mobile, simple to complex.
— Francis Dhomont [English translation
Chroniques de la lumière [Chronicles of Light] was realized at the composer’s studio and premiered on April 26, 1989 at the Doppler Concert of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ), at the Spectrum in Montréal. The proportions of Météores went through slight modifications in 2005
- Composer(s): Francis Dhomont
- Year of composition: 1989, 2005
- Instrumentation: stereo fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
- Commission: SMCQ, with support from the CCA
Movements
Miroitements
- Year of composition: 1989
- Movement of: Chroniques de la lumière
- Duration: 8:05
- ISRC: CAD500619970
Artifices
- Year of composition: 1989
- Movement of: Chroniques de la lumière
- Duration: 10:24
- ISRC: CAD500619980
Météores
- Movement of: Chroniques de la lumière
- Duration: 12:43
- ISRC: CAD500619990, CAD509612650
