Fonepoemas (2003)
Electroacoustic sounds, 2 channels. [7'41]
Premiered at Brown University on May 10, 2003.
Released recently on the CD Coletânea de Música Eletroacústica Brasileira, publicado pela SBME.
[side note in Portuguese: sobre a coletânea, leia isto e isto, mas também isto]
Fonepoemas is an electro-acoustic piece composed in 2003. Its source material is a recording of vocal improvisations on the phonemes of the name “Tânia”. The first section is based on the /t/ and rhythms suggested by it; the second part condenses and “harmonizes” the Portuguese nasal /a/ with the consonant /n/; the last section reflects the high-frequency qualities of the /i/. The final /a/, almost not pronounced, suddenly concludes the piece.