Technology is an integral part of 21st century society. It is the subject of our live, to such an extent that shapes our day to day: it conditions our interpersonal relationships, marks the functioning and development of our careers and our leisure time and, finally, it has changed the perception of our reality and environment.
In summary, the human being has fallen unfailingly in the networks (quite literally) of a digital era on which we depend to a large extent.
Is it possible to live on the fringes of technology?
Are we all aware of what we have gained and what field have we yielded to technology?Can we be able to take charge of our destiny in this new reality by accepting the improvements that technology has brought to our lives and maintaining the social characteristics that are part of our essence as humans?
NO SIGNAL
BREATHING BITS
PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE
CONNECTED LIVES
DIGITAL SLAVES
DIGITAL NATIVES
DEHUMANIZATION
BUILDING NEW FEELINGS
To Javier Llopis
SCENT
For Eb Clarinet and Wind Band
Uno de los mayores anclajes de vivencias y vínculo con el presente y el pasado. El olfato nos transporta de la mano de cada aroma a momentos vívidos singulares: de la cotidianidad más estresante con el asfixiante espesor de los humos de la ciudad hasta lejanos recuerdos de nuestra infancia a través del olor de café recién molido… Su poder transportador nos devuelve en cuestión de segundos a nuestro último viaje más místico en un bazar oriental a través de las notas únicas del sándalo o a ese lugar secreto donde cargamos nuestras pilas caminando sin rumbo en un bosque con hierba fresca a nuestros pies.
Te damos la bienvenida a un viaje olfativo único y subjetivo en el que encontrarte contigo mismo.
· STIMULATING THE SENSES
· FRESH HERBS
· SMOKE IN THE CITY
· FLOWER GARDEN
· BITTER COFEE
· FRESH HERBS
Apocryphos
for Clarinet and Tape
Apocryphos, which in Latin means “dune, mysterious,hidden” is the result of a collaboration and experimentation over the period of a year between composer Saul Gomez Soler, clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester and music producer Raul Nacher. In order to create a unique piece in this genre, sound libraries from the world of cinema were used, in addition to collaborations with more than fourteen musicians whose performances can be heard on tape. The recorded portion of this work stimulates the imagination of the listeners through a palette of sonorities full colors, texture and fantasy.
The piece is structured in three movements.
I.- “Tenebris Monasterium”
is based on the image of a dark and mysterious monastery during the Middle Ages, represented by a melody in the style of a Gregorian chant. The piece incorporates dissonant and contemporary musical elements, while at the same time references musical styles that would have been known to those inhabitants who lived around the monastery, such as medieval dances and Sephardie’s songs of the Jews.
II.-“Mundus Novus”
is based on the image of an arrival to a new planet, full of beauty and tranquility. The musical language uses more futuristic sounds and electronic music of the 70s.
III.-“Finale:Triumphum Ingenium”
The celebration and conclusion to this musical adventure is a triumph of ingenuity, with more minimalist and cinematographic elements. The clarinet, which is the solo voice during the first two movements, steps into the background during a large portion of the third movement, helping to create textures and accompaniments through fast scales and arpeggios, which culminate toward the climax of the piece.
Fanfarria para metales. Forma parte de la Suite Al’Ariba del propio autor escrito para la capitanía de la “Filà Verds d’Alcoi” del 2018. Escrita para los Jeques del capitán encontramos en ella algunos de los motivos más destacados de la suite.
Spices is a commission from the trumpet player José Cháfer, to whom this piece is dedicated, to be played for the first time in the “43rd Annual International Conference of San Antonio, Texas”, in the USA in May 2018.
The piece is organized in different sections that make reference to the taste universe represented by combinations of different spices that stimulate that sense.
For that purpose, different elements are opposed:
·Stimulating the senses: The overture awakens our senses and invites us to discover a universe of contrasts.
·Fresh mint: a breath of fresh air for our palate and our ears.
·Sugar and cinnamon: a touch of sweetness that defines the good moments.
·Chilli pepper: an adventure towards an explosive sensory experience, do you dare to taste it? An intensity which is expressed with the excitement of our taste buds.
·Peppermint: the coolness of the fresh grass that invades us again with its enticing and herbal aroma.
Dedicada a la Jove Banda de la FSMCV 2018
Homenaje del autor a todos los músicos que han formado parte de este año inolvidable lleno de trabajo y vivencias y que él ha podido vivir en primera persona como director.
Joanot i l’Indi
Cuento musical del que se disponen dos versiones: una para banda joven y otra para agrupaciones de instrumentos.
Está pensado para que en una única obra participen las diferentes familias de instrumentos que van desde la cuerda a vientos pasando por piano, guitarra y voz.
En cada uno de sus once movimientos cobra protagonismo una de estas familias cuenta las aventuras de estos dos amigos mientras se potencian valores como la igualdad, la amistad y el respeto.
El hilo conductor de la historia lo narran los propios músicos y una voz en off.
Los materiales van acompañados de un proyecto pedagógico en el cual encontramos recursos didácticos para trabajar la obra en el aula con herramientas tales como musicogramas, guía para el docente, dibujos de los personajes…
En el cuento también se refuerza la vertiente lúdica a través de canciones (valenciano, castellano e inglés), percusión corporal entre otros…
Qastal
Poema Sinfónico dedicado a la Unió Musical “La Primitiva” de Castell de Castells.
Escrito para la participación de dicha banda en el Certamen Internacional de Valencia de 2018. La obra pretende ofrecer un viaje musical por el municipio alicantino de Castell de Castells: por sus montañas, por su historia y su gente.
Fantasía sobre la marcha mora “Chimo” escrita para conmemorar su 50 aniversario.
En ella a través de diferentes recursos compositivos, se descomponen los elementos musicales de la marcha original para construir a partir de ellos una nueva música.
Original duo for trombone soloist, percussion and sheets set, on request of the trombonist César Roig, to whom Saül Gómez dedicated this piece. The current version is written for trombone soloist and piano, to be played premiere by the trombonist Jordi Navarro in the International Trombone Festival of Valencia 2015.
Avern is commissioned in 2016 by Sant Esteve’s hermitage association parties to celebrate the 350th anniversary of this small church in Ontinyent (Spain).
The work is divided into five sections, related to the history of the hermitage and the hill on which the church is built. The sections are:
The mountain and natural area around the church Avern, The door of the hell, Pray at the hermitage, The storm, and Celebration. This work is a transcription of the original version for symphonic orchestra.
Ricercare, for a snare drum soloist, is a work made on request of the percussion group “Amores” to be the piece specified for the II International Snare Drum Soloist Competition, within the Percute Festival 2016.
Obra para dulzainas y percusión escrita por encargo de “La Colla” de Ontinyent para conmemorar su 25 aniversario y ser pieza obligada en el “I Certamen per a gran colla de dolçaines Ciutat d’Ontinyent”
Musical tale to be played by a youth band and a narrator, written based on the text by journalist Santiago Sanchis. In this piece, a young girl named Alba has to flee her country at war, looking for a new and better future.
Comissioned by the band Santa Cecília of Cullera Symphony.
Through the work we will discover the fantastic imagination of the genius of Da Vinci that led him to design a large number of ingenious machines ranging from a bicycle or scientific instruments to flying machines.
The whole work revolves around two initial motifs that are being transformed throughout the work. This is divided into different sections related to our protagonist. They are: Introduction / Florence / Leonardo’s notebooks / The Vitruvian man / Flying machines / The virgin of the rocks / War machines / Leonardo’s Bicycle / The death / of Leonardo / The genius
The work is dedicated to the band Santa Cecília of Cullera Symphony and its director Carlos Garcés.
This work is made on request of “Casino Musical de Godella”, as a tribute to Valencian painter Ignacio Pinazo on the centenary of his death. This is a very important piece to be played as a free choice at the International Band Competition which was held in July 2017 in the Dutch city of Kerkrade.
Avern is commissioned in 2016 by Sant Esteve’s hermitage association parties to celebrate the 350th anniversary of this small church in Ontinyent (Spain). The work is divided into five sections, related to the history of the hermitage and the hill on which the church is built. The sections are: The mountain and natural area around the church Avern, The door of the hell, Pray at the hermitage, The storm, and Celebration. This work is a transcription of the original version for symphonic orchestra.
Edited by:EDITORIAL MOLENAAR
This is a piece for a snare drum soloist and dedicated to Joan Pons Carrascosa. The aim of this work is experience with the different sonorous possibilities of this instrument.
Edited by:Tot per l'aire
This work has been written for soloist timpani and dedicated to Joan Pons. It is intended to be a tribute to the American composer Elliot Carter.
Edited by:Ediciones Tot per l'Aire
This is a work made on request of the RTVE Orchestra (Spanish Radio and Television Corporation) for the Chamber Music Week 2012. This piece has been created for two percussion sets, dedicated to Raúl Benavent and José Luis González, which is intended to musicalize the morphology of different languages that are dying out.
Edited by:Ediciones Tot per l'Aire
Dúo original para trombón solista, set de percusión y láminas encargo del trombonista Cesar Roig al que dediqué la obra. La presente versión está escrita para trombón solista y piano para ser estrenada por el trombonista Jordi Navarro en el International Trombone Festival de Valencia 2015.
Primer premio en el Concurs de composició Poble de Muro
Dedicada a mis hermanos Sergi y Noemí, la obra nos habla de los incendios que vivió la ciudad de Ontinyent el año 2012. Recibió el Primer premio en el Concurs de composició Poble de Muro.
Fantasía para piano y dulzaina escrita para el enlace de Juanfran Gomis e Inma Peremarch.
La obra se divide en tres movimientos: Entrada al templo, Ofrenda y Salida del templo.
Percusión, cantante, mandos de la Wii y electroacústica.
Escrita para un percusionista, una soprano, una bailarina, mandos de la Wii y electroacústica. La obra cuenta con imágenes creadas por Belén Ceñal. A lo largo de la pieza las diferentes artes interactúan entre sí generando un conjunto harmónico y de vanguardia.
Rapsodia sobre temas del grupo valenciano Al Tall. Encargo de la Federació Valencia de Dolçaines para el concierto de despedida del grupo realizado en Alcoi.
Pequeña obra para conjunto de dulzainas y percusión. Se trata de un encargo del grupo “Esclat” de el Verger para homenajear a la familia López Cabrera.
Incidental music dedicated to Antonio Guillem, “Moorish Captain” (Moors and Christians festivity) of Alcoy in 2009 and written in memory of his father Santiago Guillem. The text is based on the poems of Ibn al Jatib, of the Sala de las Dos Hermanas of the Alhambra Palace in Granada. The adaptation is from Sergi Gómez, the author’s brother.
Edited by:Ediciones Piles
This work was commissioned by the Ontinyent City Council to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Moors and Christians Festival of the city. The piece was performed for the first time by the Concert Band of Ontinyent and the Agrupació Musical (Musical Group) of Ontinyent, both conducted by the author.
Edited by:Ed. Piles
Symphonic poem written in the 350th anniversary of the festivities celebrated in Ontinyent to honour the Purísima Concepción. It was performed for the first time by Concert Band of Ontinyent and the Agrupació Musical (Musical Group) of Ontinyent, both conducted by the author.
Edited by:Ed. Piles
This work was commissioned for the International Contest of Valencia in order to be the piece specified for the second section in its 129th edition. It is dedicated to my parents.
Edited by:Ed. Piles
This Symphonic Poem was dedicated to the Musical Union El Xúquer from Sumacàrcer and its conductor, Josep Ros. The work is inspired by the people from Sumacàrcer trying to tell the different characteristic things that identify it: its people, its festivals, the Xúquer river, the Penya-Roja castle, its orange groves and streets. We can find different languages throughout the work to narrate it, all of them are related to each others by a small generator motive about all the musical idea.
The work has been written to take part in the 129th edition of the International Competition of Valencia.
Edited by:Molenaar Edition
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