• antimétabole pour guitare acoustique

• Duration: 5' 17"
• In 1 movement
• Composed in 2013
• Commissioned by Didier Ballenghien
• First performance: 14.03.15 Tolgahan Çoğolu University Cultural Centre, NUS, Singapore
• ISMN 979-0-9016522-8-6
• Parts: please email <rc@robertcasteels.com>
• Recording: https://youtu.be/4I6AnlEPca4
• Downloadable scores for inspection:
  KHI_Final_A3__4pp___2pp_.pdf

The title Khi refers to capital letter X in the Greek alphabet, that is the first letter of the word chiasma meaning “crossing“. In rhetoric, chiasmus is a figure of speech in which structures are reversed. This composition for solo guitar consists of two contrasting parts (here for clarity sake designated as A and B) that are structured as following: A B B A. The French subtitle of this composition, “antimétabole pour guitare acoustique opus 94“, refers to another figure of speech in rhetoric in which sub-elements of the chiasmus are repeated within the chiastic formal structure. Part A is based on a warm melody with microtones surrounded by light touches of colour. The central part B is fast, lighthearted and mischievous. Khi was composed in 2013 and commissioned by Didier Ballenghien.