The composition of a movement of Voi(rex): from the formal idea to the structure
Jacques Theureau, Nicolas Donin · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2015
Through interviews that simulate the composer's work habits and supported by his various vestiges (drafts, plans, computer patches, etc.), the authors reconstruct, in detail, the steps and techniques employed in the composition Voi(rex) (2002) by Philippe Leroux. This article presents a complete analysis of the fourth movement based on the initial formal idea: the progressive mortising of "blocs gigogne" separated by brief transitions. This idea, noted in the form of a diagram, have numerous musical implications for the composer that are not explicit in his working papers. Some of these implications emerge during each stage of the composition, others transform, others abandoned. Analyzing how the composer understands each step of his composition process, we are able to explain each of the implications and their interactions with other elements that are at play in the fourth movement of Voi(rex). This analysis defines the idea, plan, and structure of the movement within the context of the music composition process.