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« Ankh », the Egyptian hieroglyph, meaning ‘life’ is depicted as a cross with a ring or handle- very intriguing given that it dates 6000 years before Christianity. In America, the statues of the goddess Sakhmet at the Metropolitan Museum of New York offer the public a grand viewing opportunity of the Ankh. The statues are incarnations of violence, natural disasters, and plagues- calamities to which the Ankh, held in the left hand of the impassive stone bodies responds, “life”. Likewise, this symbolism is present in David Bontemps’ powerful musical piece, composed in 2010 after a terrible earthquake ravaged Haiti. As though written exclusively for a musician deprived of the use of their right hand, the piece poses an immense challenge to the pianist, rather like Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. Ankh is a telluric piece, whose drama plays in the depths of the piano.
Claude Dauphin, musicologist.
« Ankh », hiéroglyphe égyptien qui signifie « Vie », a la forme d’une croix ansée tout à fait intrigante quand on pense qu’il remonte à plus de 6000 ans avant l’ère chrétienne. Les statues de la déesse Sakhmet, au Metropolitan Museum de New York, en offrent une représentation grandiose pour le public des Amériques. Elles incarnent la violence, les catastrophes naturelles et la maladie, calamités auxquelles l’ankh, fermement tenu dans la main gauche des impassibles personnages de pierre, répond : « Vie ». Telle est aussi la symbolique de cette forte pièce musicale de David Bontemps composée en 2010, à la suite du terrible séisme qui ravagea Haïti. La pièce pose un immense défi au pianiste, comme si elle avait été écrite pour un musicien privé du plein usage de la main droite, un peu à l’instar du Concerto pour la main gauche de Maurice Ravel. Ankh est une pièce tellurique dont le drame se joue dans les profondeurs du piano.
Claude Dauphin, musicologue.
credits
from GEDE NIBO,
track released May 12, 2017
Composed in 2010 and performed by David Bontemps. Released in 2017 on album Gede Nibo.
Recorded at Studio 451, Montréal, Qc, 15/01/ 2017 .
Accord piano: Jean-Marc Beauchamp.
Sound ingeneer/mix: Simon L’Espérance.
Mastering: Richard Addison / Trillium Sound Mastering.
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