"Cartografia d'una Veu Desdibuixada" is a composition for soprano, tenor saxophone, accordion, and double bass inspired by the graphic poem "Plànol" by Catalan poet Joan Salvat-Papasseit. This piece seeks to reflect on the evolution and disappearance of a language, from its gradual combination of simple phonemes to complex structures, and finally to the ultimate granulation of syntax and semantics until its complete erasure.
The title, which translates to "Cartography of a Blurred Voice," encapsulates the essence of this exploration—a music that aims to map a vanishing linguistic landscape.
The piece uses a range of different sound sequences that juxtapose, articulate, and interpolate to convey the changing nature of a constantly evolving language. The music, sometimes sparse, plays with silences as metaphors for a language that is eclipsing. At other times, the energetic and chaotic music seeks to reflect the cacophony of competing voices and languages in today's world.
Throughout the work, the progressive granulation of Papasseit's syntax and semantics creates an atmosphere illustrating the constant disintegration of language over time. As the piece progresses, syntactic and semantic structures become increasingly fragmented, evoking a sense of loss and decay that tends toward absolute void.
