SKU: PR.144407270

UPC: 680160681891. 9 x 12 inches.

My Eighth and Ninth String Quartets, begun in late 2017, are sonic cousins. Akin to real cousins, each piece exhibits differing natures. They were requested by two ensembles that have become asecond familiesa to me: The Jupiter Quartet of Urbana, Illinois and the Amernet Quartet based in Miami, Florida. Their collective dedication to, and care for, our art remains a personal and constant are-fuelinga for me. The quartets were commissioned by, and dedicated to, Margaret and Philip Verleger of Denver, Colorado. Additional financial support was provided by the School of Music at Stetson University, Timothy Peter, Dean. Quartet No.8 is laid out in a classical four-movement design. The work does break somewhat from conventional tradition by often placing quartet members into soloistic roles as the movement titles note. individual The opening piece presents at the outset a three-note motto which is turned over, tumbled, and energetically discussed, primarily by a violin duet. It is a duel. The two players part company only infrequently during the movement's progress, pausing briefly for other commentary by their alower cohortsa, the Viola and Cello do not argue, but abet their friends' aeffortsa. The piece's overall character is fairly bright and dancelike, closing in an unresolvedastandoffa. not Two principal asound-objectsa stitch the second movement scherzo together: sliding hands (glissandos) and a plucked ashufflea (pizzicato) - both instigated by the (solo) cellist. The others are influenced - or are not - by their aleadera, and follow - or interrupt - the cello throughout their four-voiced conversation. The third movement (longest of the set) is an elegy dedicated to the memory of a close personal friend, the American composer David Maslanka (1943 - 2017). Its' genesis is a simple 5-note melody derived from my own name (SaC/DaC/EaC/H). This line commences in the (solo) viola and is obsessively uttered without relief during the movement's lamentations. The closing movement revisits much of that opening three-note material, but now dressed up for the full quartet to view. It is a slowly accelerating romp which - twice - cannot avoid a nod to the Amernet and Jupiter performers by offering a humble bow to the 4th movement of Gustav Holst's PLANETS - Jupiter: The Bringer of Jollity. My quartet serves as an honouring salute of thanks for the talent, respect, and friendship of these two young quartets. STRING QUARTET No. 8 is roughly 22 minutes in duration. It was written as an homage to Franz Joseph Haydn, my adesert-island-composera, and completed in Holly Hill, Florida in early April of 2019. S.H.

SKU: BT.DHP-1165659-010

English-German-French-Dutch.

This work is named after the Turkish word for ‘landscape’: Manzara. The title describes the marshland in Rheinland-Pfalz, which in 150 years has gradually been transformed into a wild landscape through the harvesting of peat. Different musical elements such as fugues and rhythmical patterns, as well as beautiful melodic themes, depict several aspects of the evolution and occurrences of this region. An exciting and challenging concert or contest piece!

Dit werk is genoemd naar een Turks woord voor landschap: Manzara. De muziek verklankt het veenmoerasland in Rijnland-Palts, dat geleidelijk is getransformeerd tot een wild landschap, door de winning van turf. Diverse muzikale elementen, zoals fuga’s, ritmische motieven, maar ook mooie melodieuze thema’s, beschrijven verschillende aspecten van de ontwikkelingen in deze regio. Een meeslepend en uitdagend concert- of wedstrijdwerk!

Manzara bedeutet auf Türkisch Landschaft“. Das Werk beschreibt eine Bruchlandschaft in Rheinland-Pfalz, die sich während des 150 Jahre währenden Torfabbaus in eine wilde Landschaft verwandelt hat. Verschiedene musikalische Elemente wie Fugen und rhythmische Figuren sowie wunderschöne Melodien beschreiben einige Aspekte der Entwicklung und Ereignisse dieser Region. Dieses spannende und anspruchsvolle Werk eignet sich hervorragend als Konzert- oder Wettbewerbsstück!

Cette œuvre porte le nom d’un mot turc pour paysage : Manzara. Elle dépeint les marais de Rhénanie-Palatinat qui, en 150 ans, furent transformés progressivement en paysage sauvage par l’exploitation de la tourbe. Des éléments musicaux comme des fugues, des motifs rythmiques, ainsi que de magnifiques thèmes mélodiques, dépeignent plusieurs aspects et évènements de l’évolution de cette région. Un morceau de concert ou de concours vibrant et exigeant !

Manzara è una parola turca che significa “paesaggio”. L’opera descrive le paludi della Renania, area nota per l’eccezionale prosperare di torba negli ultimi centocinquant’anni. Mediante una notevole ricchezza di elementi musicali come fughe e originali espedienti ritmici, il lavoro di Jacob de Haan esprime i movimenti della natura e la variet dei suoi colori con incredibile efficacia. Perfetto come brano da concorso!