The title of Chants of Rain refers to the source material of the piece. Much of the piece is based on Gregorian chant, specifically the “Rorate Caeli” chant. (The opening words of this chant translate to “Rain down, heavens, from above.”) The piece begins slowly with veiled references to the chant. Gradually, the texture becomes fuller and faster, and the chant itself becomes completely obscured in a torrent of activity. Only in the end does the source material reveal itself, fading off into the distance.
Chants of Rain is dedicated to Chiwan Park, a friend with an adventurous spirit who has established himself as a champion for new music for piri.
“Chants of Rain“은 중세 그레고리안 성가 중, “Rorate Caeli”* 에 기반을 두고 있다. 이 작품은 성가선율을 감춘 채 느리게 시작된다. 곡이 점차적으로 빨라지고 구조가 촘촘히 얽히면서, 성가선율은 격렬해진 음악의 흐름 속에 모습을 감추어 완전히 흐릿해진다. 다만 곡의 후반부에 이르러 성가는 다시 한번 드러났다가 저 멀리 사라진다.
