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- Kaija Saariaho
NoaNoa (1992)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
Electronics produced at the studios of IRCAM
- Flute & electronics (see below for details)
- 10 min
Programme Note
NoaNoa ('Fragrant' 1992) was born from the ideas I had for flute while writing my ballet music Maa. I wanted to write down, exaggerate, even abuse certain flute mannerisms that had been haunting me for some years, and thus force myself to move onto something new.
Formally I experimented with an idea of developing several elements simultaneously, first sequentially, then superimposed on each other.
The title refers to a wood cut by Paul Gauguin called NoaNoa. It also refers to a travel diary of the same name, written by Gauguin during his visit to Tahiti in 1891-93. The fragments of phrases selected for the voice part in the piece come from this book.
NoaNoa is also a team work. Many details in the flute part were worked out with Camilla Hoitenga. The electronic part was developed under the supervision of Jean-Baptiste Barrière and programmed by Xavier Chabot.
Kaija Saariaho
Formally I experimented with an idea of developing several elements simultaneously, first sequentially, then superimposed on each other.
The title refers to a wood cut by Paul Gauguin called NoaNoa. It also refers to a travel diary of the same name, written by Gauguin during his visit to Tahiti in 1891-93. The fragments of phrases selected for the voice part in the piece come from this book.
NoaNoa is also a team work. Many details in the flute part were worked out with Camilla Hoitenga. The electronic part was developed under the supervision of Jean-Baptiste Barrière and programmed by Xavier Chabot.
Kaija Saariaho
Media
NoaNoa, pour flûte et électronique
Hoitenga
