Q'aq' / K'eq (Aponte, Gerardo)

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Gerardo Aponte (2023/7/15)

8 more: Flute • Alto Saxophone (E♭) • Percussion (1 Player) • Piano • Violin • Viola • Cello • Double Bass

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Work Title Q’aq’ / K’eq
Alternative. Title Fuego / Rojo
Composer Aponte, Gerardo
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGA 14
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 movement
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 2021
First Performance. 2022
Librettist Tata Erwin Cux
Language Mayan Kaqchikel
Average DurationAvg. Duration 4 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation female voice, flute, alto saxophone, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, double bass
Extra Information Excerpt from songs cycle "Canciones a la Tierra" for female voice, string trio, piano and 2 percussion players.
It is preferable (but not forced) that the female voice be closer to the singing style of Traditional, Folk or World music. This version was written for Vórtice Ensamble and was premiered at Complejo Cultural Los Pinos on February 20th, 2022.
Victoria Amaro, soprano
Cecilia Becerra, violin
Gerardo Aponte, viola
Salomón Guerrero, violoncello
Alejandro Martínez, double bass
Yazhmín Castañón, flute
Sofia Zumbado, sax
Rodrigo Grillasca, piano (keyboard)
Oscar Sánchez, percussion
Felipe Pérez, conductor.

Lyrics (Mayan)
Pa ralaxb’el ri q’ij
k’o ri q’a tinamit,
ri qa’qa’k’aslemal.
Wawe k’o ri ru k’ux,
wawe xalexpé
ri kaslemal paqa tinamital.
Ri qa tinamit chajinel
chinri q’aq’… q’aq’.
Oj chajinela’ ri xoj jalex wawe,
oj chajinela’ chin ri q’aq’.
Yin, rat, roj. Tikirel ri q’aq’
chupan ri ju jun k’aslemal,
romari ḱaslem q’aq’… q’aq’…
Jari, jari, q’aq’…
Oj kaqa tinamit.
Oj kaqa tinamital.