* Zipangu 16' (for 13 strings)

Claude Vivier - Zipangu (Audio/Score) 1080 HD

Composer's Notes

“Zipangu” was the name given to Japan at the time of Marco Polo. Within the frame of a single melody I explore in this work different aspects of color. I tried to “blur” my harmonic structure through different bowing techniques. A colorful sound is obtained by applying exaggerated bow pressure on the strings as opposed to pure harmonics when returning to normal technique. A melody becomes a color (chords), grows lighter and slowly returns as though purified and solitary.

— Claude Vivier