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by João David Pinto-Correia

Alfama
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Text Authorship:

  • by João David Pinto-Correia

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Andreia Pinto-Correia (b. 1971), "Alfama", 2012-2013 [ soprano and orchestra ], Alfama is one of the oldest neighborhoods in my native city of Lisbon. The name is believed to be derived from the word al-hamma or “baths” in Arabic, and the area is known to be abundant in underground fountains and baths. A vocal line sings an unknown and foreign language (the text, by João David Pinto-Correia is sung backwards) while the underlying string section portrays the poetic idea of a continual presence of water. Like wayfarers strolling through the labyrinthine streets of Alfama at dawn, individual instruments arise from and submerge into the watery fabric. The different instrumental sections are layered on top of each other like the strata that delineate Alfama’s various historical periods. Sounds burst forth, echoed in different contexts and at various speeds. The work is divided into two parts, the second section mirroring the initial statement as the wayfarer eventually rediscovers the entrance path to the magical neighborhood of Alfama.

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