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Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: IX. "Dies ist ein Lied für dich allein ... " [Philip Daniel; 2020]

16 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Ninth in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. Inspired loosely by Stefan George's poem "Dies ist ein Lied für dich allein" ("This is a song for you al...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: VIII. Das klagende Saraband [Philip Daniel; 2020]

15 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Eighth in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. The third dance movement in a row, this is a "plaintive Saraband" featuring an expressive, gestural mel...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: VII. Bourrée [Philip Daniel; 2020]

14 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Seventh in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. Another dance, this time a vivacious, relentless, even clamorous Bourrée in characteristic alla breve...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: VI. Écossaise [Philip Daniel; 2020]

13 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Sixth in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. Though a stylized "Écossaise" ("Scottish dance", though of French provenance) featuring the characterist...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: V. " ... Von süden weht es " [Philip Daniel; 2020]

12 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Fifth in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. The title, " ... Von süden weht es" ("a wind blows from the south"), quotes the closing line of Stefan G...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: IVa. Tempo di gavotta; IVb. Musetta [Philip Daniel; 2020]

11 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

      Fourth in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. First, a whimsical (even reeling) gavotte, followed by a rustic and slightly less stable musette, rounded o...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: III. "Gegrüßet seist du, Königin" [Philip Daniel; 2020]

10 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Third in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. Here, the title "Gegrüßet seist du, Königin" refers to the German translation of the Marian antiphon "Sa...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: II. "... hinter dem beblümten tore ... " [Philip Daniel; 2020]

24 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

        Second in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. The title, "... hinter dem beblümten tore ...", translating to "behind the flowery gate," quotes a line f...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: I. "Aus des Morgens grauen Wogen" [Philip Daniel; 2020]

23 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Intended as the first in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. The title, "Aus des Morgens grauen Wogen", translates to "from the grey billows of morni...

Aphorismen für Klavier: VII. Waldeinsamkeit [Philip Daniel; 2020]

21 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Seventh in a cycle of aphoristic miniatures for piano. An enigmatic monody that touches upon the whole-tone scale precedes a resigned reminiscence of the canon from the first Aphorism.           You may peruse the full engraved score here:...