Mademoiselle, by Belle Chen

Mademoiselle

by Belle Chen

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1.	Prologue (After Poulenc) 03:15	info
2.	Blues 03:12
3.	Impression of the Young Prince (After Rimsky-Korsakov) 02:07	info
4.	Detour 04:51
5.	Green on Black 03:25
6.	Moon-Spotting 01:24
7.	Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune 05:55	info
8.	Three Moods: II. Wistful 01:28	info
9.	Absence - Interlude 00:53
10.	Dead Princess (After Ravel) 01:26	info
11.	Dig (After Chopin) 03:03	info
12.	Silent Codes 01:37	info
13.	Tango Suite: Tango No. 2 05:18	info

about

Written in 4 days of isolation in Paris, Mademoiselle is Belle Chen's most personal work to date.

Whereas Listen, London (2014) and Mediterranean Sounds (2016) captured and recreated observations of specific locations and people, Mademoiselle captures a series of emotional states, set against the Parisian soundscapes.

Using classical music idiom as the starting point, this new work ultimately breaks down the parameters through sounds, improvisation, and electronica... not out of disrespect for classical music, but out of the need to communicate more precisely the specific and deep emotions of the story Belle wished to recreate.

The result is cinematic, raw, vulnerable, and very true to the heart. Underlying the many shades of emotions recreated is a deep notion of "saudade."

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released October 18, 2017

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Belle Chen London, UK

~ Swimming through universes of classical, experimental, world, electronica, jazz & sound art ~

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May 5

Sounds From The Other City

Salford, UK
May 5

Salford Museum & Art Gallery

Salford, UK
Jun 19

Norwich Arts Centre

Norwich, UK
Jun 20

Metronome

Nottingham, UK

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