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Incantation - (2013)
Bertram Kottmann
for mezzo soprano and piano
There's a song in all things ringing,
lost in dreams and still unheard.
And the world breaks forth in singing
when you find the magic word.2 pages, circa 2' 30"
"Dem, der das Zauberwort trifft und ihm den Zauberton verleiht." (Kottmann, 2013.)
The short text is set with an occasional dusting of light polytonality within the diatonic. A short introduction leads to a simple melody around which gestures separated by octaves accompany. The setting is a simple verse form, one couplet for each stanza of song. For other settings of Kottmann's texts in English and German, click here.
The score for Incantation is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano-vocal score.
