Undine et Ondine

for women choir, flute and harp

Level: intermediate
Duration: 8'30
Language: German

Series
Swiss Composers Series

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Presentation

All the delicat, sensitive but strong musical art of Caroline Charrière is synergised in these two highly poetic master pieces.

The undines, whose name derives from the Latin word unda [wave], are water nymphs in Germanic or Alsatian mythology. This work for women choir (Soprani 1 & 2, Alti 1 & 2), flute and harp has two distinct movements:

Undine [Mermaid] on a german text by poet Otto Baisch (1840-1892) and Ondine only on onomatopoeia “nou”).

The very lyrical flute part requests an instrument in G and in C, the harp plays an essential role within the deep and dreamy dramaturgy of this work.

Details

Instrumentation: women choir SSAA, flute in C and G, harp
Composed: 2016
Genre: contemporary
Published: 2019
Text/Lyrics: Otto Baisch
Movements: 1. Undine (texte Otto Baisch (1840-1892) (4'30)
2. Ondine (texte: onomatopées) (4')
Pages: 13
Publisher: Editions Bim

The composer

Caroline Charrière (1960-2018)

Born 1960 in Fribourg (Switzerland), Caroline Charrière has accomplished flute studies at the Lausanne Conservatory (with Pierre Wavre) and completed them with Aurèle Nicolet and at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (England). During the same time, she followed orchestration and composition studies with swiss composer Jean Balissat.... Read more