María Luisa Sepúlveda was born
Beginning of the composer’s lifetime.
About this piece
This piece is inspired by a poem by Uruguayan poet Julio Casal:
I gaze at the star
and think:
a sharpener passing by
with his blue cart
and his shining wheel.
I would be fine there
as an astral sharpener.
I would carry my wheel
through the streets of the sky.
I would cross through distant neighborhoods
making my ocarina sound,
nostalgic for the seas.
The threads of music
would get tangled in my saffron beard.
The surprise of my mother
when she saw me coming
and, thinking me
an ordinary sharpener,
would bring me
her old silver scissors.
Those silver scissors
would bring back memories
of my kites
and my paper boats.
I would live an honest life,
and with my knives,
I would cut my bread
day and night.
With my golden craft,
I would light up
distant and dark horizons.
And my hand
would give freedom
to the sleeping bee
of steel.
I gaze at the star
and dream:
a sharpener passing by
with his blue cart
and his shining wheel...
I would be fine there,
making my ocarina sound,
nostalgic for the seas,
as an astral sharpener.
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Equivalent to RCM level 6
Equivalent to ABRSM level 5
Equivalent to Suzuki book 4
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