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SONGS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN
SIX WOMEN'S VOICES A CAPPELLA
A cappella
SONGS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN
Six women's voices a cappella
- 6 women's voices
- Songs from oral traditions
- Arrangements by Coralie Fayolle, Alexandros Markeas, Fabien Touchard, François Saint-Yves, Daniel-Lesur, Maurice Ohana, Henri Dutilleux, Henri Tomasi
- Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes
LEBANON, Le jardin de mon grand-père - François Saint-Yves (1971 -)
Based on a monody composed by Berthe Honein
CORSICA, Nanna di Palleca - François Saint-Yves
Corsican lullaby published in Venice in 1841
SPAIN, Nana - François Saint-Yves
Andalusian lullaby with a suspenseful litany
SPAIN, Neige sur les orangers - Maurice Ohana (1903-1992)
Asturian lullaby
TURKEY, Ilgaz - Coralie Fayolle (1960-)
Old folk rhyme with unknown roots
OCCITANIA, O Luna Freja - Thomas Lacôte (1982-)
Composition inspired by the Occitan tradition
CORSICA, Ninina - Henri Tomasi (1901-1971)
Ancient lullaby with a gentle sway
PALESTINE, Nami ya Hanin - Coralie Fayolle
Palestinian lullaby in the Bedouin tradition
FRANCE, Lou Farandoulaïre - Daniel-Lesur (1908-2002)
Provençal dance
ITALY, Dormi, Dormi O bel Bambin - François Saint-Yves (1971-)
Popular lullaby sung at Christmas time
FRANCE, La Margot - Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
Extract from Chansons de bord
ISRAEL, Yeroushalayim Shel Zahav - Coralie Fayolle
Israeli song with its roots in an old Basque lullaby
CORSICA, Eju Filava la mia Rocca - Henri Tomasi
Funeral song
GREECE, Les cueilleuses de Lentisques - Alexandros Markeas (1965-)
Traditional song from the Greek island of Chio
EGYPT, A Ya Zain - Alexandros Markeas
Egyptian love song with many roots
TURKEY, Üsküdar - Coralie Fayolle
Traditional melody sung in several Mediterranean and Balkan countries
GREECE, Pera Pera - Alexandros Markeas
Lively, joyful Greek dance
After immersing myself in the Corsican tradition to highlight the island's oral tradition, I decided to continue my exploration of the oral tradition by extending my research to the whole of the Mediterranean.
As the cradle of successive migrations and cross-influences, the Mediterranean basin is a particularly fertile musical breeding ground. I wanted to explore its shores by means of melodies from the oral tradition arranged for 6 women's voices; from the south of France, via Italy, Greece and Turkey, we reach the Near East, before returning via Egypt and Spain...
Polished over time, these melodies touch us today because they carry within them, in different layers, the particular lives of those who have gone before us, bequeathing to us a sensitive heritage that knows no borders.
CATHERINE SIMONPIETRI
