Basilio Merlino
Spem Pacis
for Strings (2022)
for violin I, violin II, viola, violoncello and double bass
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation details:
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
double bass
Spem Pacis
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Work introduction
Spem Pacis is a piece written in April 2022, at the beginning of the Russo-Ukranian conflict, and is meant to be a hymn to peace. The initially timid and distant voices gradually converge into a rich and pressing dialogue.