Technical and Semantic Aspects in Viorel Munteanu’s Symphony No. 2
Technical and Semantic Aspects in Viorel Munteanu’s Symphony No. 2

Author(s): Mihaela Rusu
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Editura ARTES
Keywords: Viorel Munteanu; Symphony No. 2; melogram; orchestration; themes;
Summary/Abstract: Symphony No. 2, a recent creation of composer Viorel Munteanu (first performance in 2021), is a fascinating, modern and provocative work. It is part of the “Shadows and Genesis” cycle, accumulating the effort of over thirty years of experience: “My shadows and genesis are quasi-permanent sources of inspiration; they are themes always born and reborn from my own evolution”1. Symphony No. 2 stands out through the massiveness of its structure, the originality of the orchestration and its character deeply anchored in Romanian folklore motifs. The sources of inspiration, “shadows and genesis”, can be recognized, through references to previous creations and to Enescu’s music, as well through its use of the “George Enescu” melogram. The symphonic work is made up of five parts, entitled suggestively: - I. Imprints, II. Contrasts, III. Heterophonies, IV. Byzantine Sources, V. Dance of colors. This paper presents the compositional techniques, Viorel Munteanu’s fascination for the melograms - melodic “codes” transformed into the main thematic profile - and proposes an interpretation of the sound images generated by the expressive orchestration and thematic richness.

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