C—rdoba

C—rdobaCrdobaINSTRUMENTATION: Solo oboe Each movement of "Crdoba" marked with a reference to a different, but similarly themed, poem. The first movement references Lorcas poem, Cancin de jinete, as translated by Susana Cavallo; this is also the origin of the title, Crdoba. The second movement makes reference to Samuel Coleridges Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The final movement references C. P. Cavafys Walls, as translated by Elena Spilioti. To the best of my

C—rdobaINSTRUMENTATION: Solo oboe

Each movement of "C—rdoba" marked with a reference to a different, but similarly themed, poem. The first movement references LorcaÕs poem, Canci—n de jinete, as translated by Susana Cavallo; this is also the origin of the title, C—rdoba. The second movement makes reference to Samuel ColeridgeÕs Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The final movement references C.P. CavafyÕs Walls, as translated by Elena Spilioti. To the best of my knowledge, these texts have never been grouped together before, separated as they are by time, country, and language. Yet their juxtaposition may strike the listener as surprisingly natural. The poems are drawn together here by their common literary themes, their shared observations of a human nature which transcends nationalist boundaries, and by the embodiment of human isolation in the pathos of a solo oboe.