Tríptico elegíaco para un percusionista
| Tríptico elegíaco | |
|---|---|
| by Salvador Chuliá | |
| Full title | Tríptico elegíaco para un percusionista |
| Composed | 1990 |
| Dedication | memory of Salvador Chuliá jr. |
| Movements | 3 |
| Scoring | orchestra |
Tríptico elegíaco (Elegiac Triptych) is a composition for orchestra in three movements by Salvador Chuliá, written in 1990 in memory of his son Salvador. The full title is Tríptico elegíaco para un percusionista (Elegiac triptych for a percussionist).
History
Chuliá was a composer and conductor who served as professor of harmony and composition at the Conservatorio Municipal "José Iturbi" de Valencia from 1978.[1] He and his wife María del Carmen had three sons who all became musicians.[2][3] His eldest son, Salvador Antonio Chuliá Ramiro, pursued a career as a percussionist, also studying piano, harmony and counterpoint.[2] His brother Vicente described him as "probably the greatest talent in the family" and an "exceptional percussionist". He played with the Spanish National Youth Orchestra and received a scholarship to study at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg with Siegfried Fink.[4] In 1989 he applied for a position as percussionist with the Spanish National Orchestra, then conducted by Edmon Colomer.[2] He died in a traffic accident that year.[2][4]
Vicente Chuliá noted that his father "translated his great pain into musical allegories",[4] composing Tríptico elegíaco por un percusionista in 1990, an orchestral piece in three movements[2][5] dedicated to the memory of his son.[2][3] It was premiered by the Spanish National Youth Orchestra conducted by Colomer.[2] The piece was recorded for the Institut Valencià de la Música as part of a collection of Chuliá's works entitled Maurice André interpreta a Salvador Chuliá. The performers included Maurice André, Ernesto Chuliá and Nicolás André (trumpet) and the Orquesta Ciutat de Torrent, conducted by Vicente Chuliá.[6] The piece was performed by the Valencia Orchestra during a 2014 summer festival dedicated to the works by Chulià.[7]
Structure
The composition is structured in three movements:[8]
- Añoranza (Year)
- ¿Dónde está aquél hijo? (Where is that son?)
- Desesperación...paz (Despair... Peace)
References
- ^ "Salvador Chuliá Hernández 1944-2025". filosofiadelamusica.es (in Spanish). 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Seco, Aurelio M. (1 September 2011). "Salvador Chuliá: "No es necesario viajar fuera de España para formarse musicalmente"". codalario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ a b Roca, Nacho (6 August 2025). "Muere Salvador Chuliá, Hijo Predilecto de Catarroja y referente de la música valenciana". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Catarroja. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ a b c Seco, Aurelio M. (1 October 2022). "Vicente ChuliáÁ: "La idea de Melos es la perspectiva más fundamental de la verdad musical"". codalario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Tríptico elegíaco para un percusionista". trinomusic.com (in Spanish). 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Encuentro entre dos estirpes : Maurice André interpreta a Salvador Chuliá". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "La Orquesta de Valencia inicia este viernes el ciclo gratuito de verano con un homenaje a Salvador Chulià". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Valencia. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ Chuliá, Salvador. "Obras para orquesta" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2025.