DanielCueto
RÍO
Poemasinfónicoperuano/ APeruviantonepoem
Duration:7minutes
Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute
2Oboes
2ClarinetsinBb
2Bassoons
4HornsinF
2TrumpetsinC
3Trombones
Tuba
Timpani(1player)
Percussion(1player):Vibraphone,Glockenspiel,SuspendedCymbalandCrashCymbal
Strings
Aboutthiswork
"Río"isaprogrammaticpieceIttellsthestoryofariverthatisbornintheheightsofthePeruvian cordillera,goingthroughdifferentstagesandeventuallyflowingoutintothePacific
Thefollowingnarrativetext,writtenbythecomposer,describesthestructureoftheworkinmorepoeticdetail, andispresentedhereintheoriginalSpanishwithanEnglishtranslation
"Nuestrasvidassonlosríosquevanadarenlamar,queeselmorir" (JorgeManrique)
Enlainmensidaddelacordillera,naceunrío Crece,profundiza,sepierdedelflujoprincipal Recobraladirección,recibenuevosafluentes; sucauceseamplíayenriquece Seprecipita,seconfundeydesemboca: elocéanoesahoralainmensidad
EntreCordillerayOcéano,entreSierrayCosta,milpuentescomoéste, uniendoalaeternidadconsigomisma Compartiendoaquelloqueestámásalládelprincipioyelfin; Aquelloquetrasciendeatodalacultura
"Ourlivesareriversthatflowoutintotheseawhichisdeath" (JorgeManrique)
Inthevastnessofthecordillera,ariverisborn Itgrows,deepens,divertsfromitsmaincourse Restoringitsdirection,joinedbynewtributaries, itswatersarebroadenedandenriched Ithastens,jumblesandflowsout: vastnessisnowtheocean
BetweenCordilleraandOcean,betweenSierraandCoast, athousandbridgeslikethisone, connectingeternitywithitself Sharingthatwhichisbeyondbeginningandend; thatwhichtranscendsallculture