KATOPTROMANIA SAU LUMEA SONORĂ DIN SPATELE OGLINZII
KATOPTROMANIA OR THE SONOROUS WORLD BEHIND THE MIRROR

Summary/Abstract: This essay is focused on bringing forward different perspectives of the musical composition Katoptromania, which was commissioned for the artistic residence from Cluj, Quartet in Residence – Mirrors, the theme being mirrors and all the adjacent phenomena that intersects with them or emerges from them. Mihnea Dragne, the selected composer, approached the theme by binding together distinct psychological stages based on the same musical material, but reinterpreted. The central figure of the score is the musical character, which is elaborated within the solo cello´s discourse. An important element is found in the often-used portamenti which enable the mood of a downward spiral and the state of despair. Three stages can be identified: the introduction of the protagonist, the appearance of the reflections and the world behind the mirror which complements the second stage.

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