SKU: BR.EB-8995
ISBN 9790004187241. 9 x 12 inches.
In 2012, 1024, and 2016 under the title 'Viola Project,' I invited violists and composers to the Hochschule fur Musik und Tanz Koln [College for Music and Dance in Cologne] with the objective: 'Be there when it is composed! Be there when it is rehearsed!' Composers write for violists - and violists can influence this. The old hierarchy 'superordinate composer' and 'subordinate performer' are increasingly giving way to a new partnership in which composers and performers recognize that they need each other and work towards the same goal in mutual respect and exchange. This partnership was used and practiced in the viola project. Sometimes I got hot all over when together we tried out one draft after another. Whether then that can go well? Just as young composers composing 'before witnesses,' we violists sight read and tried out their ideas, sketches, music. (Barbara Maurer).
SKU: HL.49018208
ISBN 9790001170673. UPC: 884088576493. 9.0x12.0x0.077 inches.
'A coming and going...' - this is how Barbara Heller describes the essence of her second string quartet La Caleta ('small bay'). Barbara Heller got the inspiration to write this work from the calm, gentle and constant movements of the waves at the beach of a small bay on the isle of La Gomera. The quiet, hot day is reflected in the music: The slow, calm, almost quiet music with its open form should be played and heard inwardly. The music comes from nowhere and disappears into nothingness like a big wave. The tonal material, consisting of wholetone and semitone steps in short descending and ascending movements produces cluster-like, floating sounds. An intense musical experience, requiring concentration and peace of mind.
SKU: HL.49018966
ISBN 9790001170680.
Patchwork, the third string quartet by Barbara Heller, with its cheerful and light character, is an enjoyable piece. Playfully flowing figures, often in pizzicato, alternate with 'still soundscapes'. Designed by Heller as a tritone study, the tonal material consists of whole-tone relations throughout. The unusual tone colour of the tritone therefore requires precise intonation. with regards to tempo, it allows for free interpretation: Patchwork can either be played statically at a moderate tempo or one can 'scurry' quickly and humorously through the piece.
SKU: BT.DMP107005
SKU: HL.49019056
ISBN 9790001176064.
SKU: SU.50020510
Copyright 1969. Published by: Seesaw Music.