Program notes
Dúo Ami is the first piece I wrote for my friend and colleague Alberto Almarza, who enthusiastically asked me to compose a duo for flute and piano back in 1996. It was also the beginning of a series of new pieces and collaborations that became a friendly motive for mutual challenges and artistic development.
The undercurrent theme of this three-movement work is the celebration of the birth and first year of my son Amadís (Amadis), born in 1995. This is most obvious in the last movement, which is named after him. The music follows a day in his infant life—from the moment he awakes, gathering waves of energy up to full throttle, and then gradually winding down again into peaceful sleep.
The second movement, La Espera (“The Wait”), written for piano alone, is about waiting—perhaps for the baby to be born. It has a quasi piano-bar feeling and reflects the trying patience that surrounds the process of growth. The first movement, Mantra, encompasses many things at once. While writing it, I had visions of whirling dervishes: it is a prayer, a love scene, the beginning of life, and the mystery of it all.
— Efraín Amaya (2004)
Instrumentation, duration & movements
Instrumentation: Flute and piano duo.
Duration: ca. 9:00 (three movements).
- I — Mantra
- II — La Espera
- III — Amadís
This Dúo Ami playlist can be viewed on YouTube.
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