Procesión del Cristo de los Gitanos
This piece imitates the solemn atmosphere of Easter, the holy”Semana Santa”. Al over the city you hear percussion of the parades, the city sounds and vibrates. From”Abadía del Sacromonte” in the gipsy part of town, they carry barefoot, and on their backs a copy of a heavy statue during a whole day. The statue is called”Cristo de los Gitanos”. To complete the sacrifice, I once witnessed the gypsies running up the hill”Cuesta del Chapiz” in the Albaycin to return to their abbey.
My piece is”lontano” which in music means, to hear things from a distance. In the middle of the piece you discover a little ”Bulerías”, a lively flamenco style, as if you can notice the gypsies dancing and singing somewhere in the night.