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Vocal expressionism and modal impressionism are affirmed in phrases which climb upwards sharply, in typical instrumental interludes, in the addition of chords to create a chromaticism which is a substitute for the microtones of Arab scales and in open musical forms which grow out of fidelity to the text. The musical language mirrors the surrealistic-folkloristic atmosphere evoked by the words of the poems. The Arab keys (maqamat) are used as scales possessing common melodic figures, and these scales give rise to a particular harmonic functionality.&nbsp;\r\n This work may be performed in a variety of versions: it may be sung in three languages - Hebrew, Arabic or English - and with different accompaniments, either 'Oriental' or 'Western'.&nbsp;\r\n In this specific version the soprano sings in Hebrew accompanied by Renaissance instruments in which the techniques of playing complement the oriental music exceptionally well.&nbsp;\r\n The trio \"Modus Vivendi\" (Gila Abrahamson - soprano, Naomi Rogel - recorders, Marisa Meckier - harpsrichord\/piano) initiated the present version of \"Girl-Butterfly-Girl\". The trio originated in Haifa in 1987. It specializes equally in Renaissance and Baroque, as well as in contemporary music. When transposing the original version for Oriental instruments from the master-score to one fit for this ensemble, the harpsichord approaches the sonority of the oriental oud by adding notes and doubling octaves; the Renaissance recorders produce quartertones in glissandos so that the recorder sound approaches that of the nay - the Oriental shepherd's flute.&nbsp;\r\n I collected the lyrics from contemporary Lebanese and Syrian poetry which I had researched during my studies with Prof. Sasson Somekh at Tel Aviv University between the years 1970-1973.\r\n I have forged a dramatic line which links the four poems I have chosen. The first song expresses the loneliness of a man who has built himself a refuge in the sands of the desert; in the second this loneliness becomes the anguish of a wanderer who can find no rest. In the third one, his distress reaches its height: the man has lost his life's direction and is on the brink of madness frantically trying to find something to hold on to - be it only a nail! The fourth song represents the calm after the storm which brings a spark of optimism and is sung without accompaniment, as if in a dream. 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