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Iluminada: Três Reflexões sobre Fátima : ii. Rainha Resplandecente : duo for descant recorder and harpsichord
by Katia Tiutiunnik (2022)
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Iluminada: Três Reflexões sobre Fátima : ii. Rainha Resplandecente for descant recorder and harpsichord / Katia Tiutiunnik.
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Iluminada: Três Reflexões sobre Fátima : ii. Rainha Resplandecente for violoncello and harpsichord / Katia Tiutiunnik.
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Work Overview
Rainha Resplandecente for harpsichord and descant/treble recorder (with versions for flute and harpsichord, and violoncello and harpsichord), is the second composition in my trilogy, Iluminada: Três Reflexões sobre Fátima, commissioned by Australian harpsichordist, Diana Weston, in February 2022. The title of the composition is Portuguese for "Resplendent Queen", while the English translation of the title of the entire trilogy is, "Illuminated: Three Reflections on Fatima". The first composition in the trilogy is entitled, Sombras dos Segredos (Portuguese for "Shadows of Secrets"), while the title of the third composition is Dança Sagrada (Portuguese for "Sacred Dance").
The inspiration for all three compositions of the trilogy, Iluminada: Três Reflexões sobre Fátima, emanated from my own research into, and my ensuing reflections on, the series of apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, to the ten-year-old Lucia dos Santos and her cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, who were eight and seven years of age respectively. This series of six apparitions took place at the Cova de Iria, in the vicinty of Fatima, Portugal, beginning on May 13 1917 and continuing on the 13th day of each successive month, before finally culminating in the "Miracle of the Sun" on October 13 1917.
Rainha Resplandecente ("Resplendent Queen"), the second composition in this trilogy, is intended as a musical expression of the transcendent bliss experienced by Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta during their first vision of Mary, Mother of Jesus, on May 13 1917. In their account of this apparition, they described seeing a beautiful lady in white, who "shone brighter than the sun reflected through a crystal glass filled with the clearest of waters". On another level, Rainha Resplandecente reflects the blissful transcendence of the state of spiritual illumination, or enlightenment, in which earthly frontiers no longer have any relevance. This is symbolically portrayed in the fact that the composition is entirely based on a Chinese pentatonic scale (which I personally associate with joy and bliss), while being inspired by events that took place in Fatima, Portugal. On yet another level, Rainha Resplandecente is a celebration of my rebirth as a composer, as I had not written anything new from the time my elder son was diagnosed with a serious illness, in early 2020, up until I commenced work on the three compositions of the trilogy, Iluminada: Três Reflexões sobre Fátima in March
Work Details
Year: 2022
Instrumentation: Descant recorder, harpsichord.
Duration: 3 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: Dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima
Commission note: Commissioned by Diana Weston.. Commissioned by Diana Weston.
First performance: by Diana Weston, Joanne Arnott — 27 Aug 22. Wesley Music Centre, ACT, Australia
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
Chinese music, Renaissance music, Sacred music
Performances of this work
27 May 2023: at Thoroughbass: Well-tempered Bach (Wesley Music Centre). Featuring Thoroughbass.
27 Aug 22: Wesley Music Centre, ACT, Australia. Featuring Diana Weston, Joanne Arnott.
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