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979-0-57036-167-0 Kamex ch'ab – Score Available at MusicRoom Buy now (£23.95)
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Description

An ancient Mayan setting for voices and string quartet.

Kamex ch’ab was written in 2009-10 for Hilliard Ensemble and the Arditti Quartet, commissioned by Fundación Patronato de la Semana de Música Religiosa en la edición XLIX.

Special thanks to Valentina Vapnarsky for her advice on pronunciation and translation of the text.

Details

Categories
Duration
23 minutes
Libretto/text
Ancient Mayan
Premiere

Hilliard Ensemble, Arditti Quartet, 49th Week of Religious Music of Cuenca, Spain, 28th March 2010

Scoring
1 Countertenor, 2 Tenor, 1 Bass, 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Violoncello
Composition date
2010

Performances

28 March 2010

Church of San Miguel, Cuenca, Spain

Hilliard Ensemble, Arditti Quartet