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joão godinho | composer

Xylophagous Insect, for solo marimba

Picture
Commissioned by: Antena 2/ Prémio Jovens Músicos 2007
Composed in: 2007
Duration: ca. 3'
Dedicated to Pedro Carneiro
Premiered:
    a) in the context of the competition Prémio Jovens Músicos 2007 | 
    by João Carlos Pacheco and by Nuno Simões
    b) at the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian | October 7, 2011
    by João Carlos Pacheco | within the Young Performers Series



program notes

This piece speculates about the sonorous world of a xylophagous insect. 
The xylophagous insect, whose most celebrated species is the woodworm, feeds on wood, paper or any material that contains cellulose. 
It is estimated that a medium size community of xylophagous insects can digest this score in less than three minutes and a five-octave marimba in less than three weeks.

© João Godinho


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