December 2007
Duration: c. 12.00
Instrumentation: Solo Violoncello
Dedication: For Matt
I. En ti la Tierra
II. Tus Pies
III. Tus Manos
Neruda Suite is based on three poems from Pablo Neruda’s Los versos del Capitan (The Captain’s Verses), which were written for his wife while he was in exile. The musical lines in the cello represent a musical translation of the text in the poems “En ti la Tierra,” “Tus Pies,” and “Las Manos.”
En ti la Tierra |
Tus Pies |
Las Manos Su suavidad venía Los años de mi vida |