Biribilketa, a Basque word of almost magical nature, musically corresponds with “ritornello“ or “passacaglia“. As if it were a magic potion, the piece is composed of various ingredients: hidden alphabetical codes, formal essences of a passacaglia, reminiscences of the alboka (a Basque folk instrument), secret numerical schemes . . silence. . . Also available in a version for clarinet, viola and piano (OCR165 / 9780193359321) Duration 6 minutes
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