Glacial Chasm — Three Visions of Ice
1. Frostbite
2. Homeostasis
3. Dark Depths

for Shô[Sheng], Accordiong, Violin, Viola and Violoncello.

Written for Ensemble Linea. Academie Voix Nouvelles Royaumont 2021. 
World Premiere.

Program Notes: 

Glacial Chasm is a personal challenge, both in aesthetic and technical terms. After a considerable amount of pieces on which I have explored ideas such as complex sounds, hybridisation and constant transformation of the qualities of sound, I have found myself in search for a different perspective on the relation between Klangfarbe, pitch and harmony. Through the reflection upon the differences in intonation between the Sheng and the rest of the ensemble, I have attempted to develop new sounds and behaviours, as if the quintet was a single synthetic instrument. These, in addition to the use of combination tones (Ring modulation, frequency modulation) applied to the pitch content of the piece, result in strong electronic reminiscences.

The piece is divided in three short fragments, each of them conceived as short time windows that look into desolate, frozen, crystallised and abstract landscapes.

Glacial Chasm — Three Visions of Ice

Diego Jiménez Tamame