Erland von Kochs 18 monologer för olika instrument är solostycken som på ett sinnrikt sätt utforskar instrumentens specifika uttrycksmöjligheter

3 from Five Motets

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Ahimsa Tomas Erland von Kochs 18 monologerAhimsa is Sanskrit and means "non violence". The tonality is based on the Indian seven tone bhairava scale: c, dess, e, f, g, ass, h. I use a complementary technique and thus bring in the notes of the western scale. A link between East and West. Ahimsa is the third composition, where I used single Sanskrit words. The two previous works are Shanti, shanti for orchestra with obligate soprano and Aum for soprano solo. The very word Ahimsa has for me an