solo – rozalie hirs

2021, calendar, music concerts, musical works, premieres, presentations, solo

article 10 [prismes] (2021) for cello solo

article 10 [prismes] (2021) by Rozalie Hirs is a new composition for cello solo, commissioned by Radio France for Festival Présences 2022. The composition is dedicated to the French cellist Marie Ythier, who performs its world premiere on 13 February 2022 at Maison de la Radio, Paris, France.

2017, calendar, musical works, solo

meditations (2017)

contents 1. program notes 2. technical details: orchestration, technical requirements, duration, publisher 3. performances program notes program notes [English; German below] meditations for piano and electronic sounds (2017) was premiered by Philip Thomas at the Dutch contemporary music festivals November Music (Den Bosch) and Sounds of Music (Groningen) in November […]

2014, calendar, musical works, solo

article 8 [infinity] (2014)

article 8 [infinity] (2014) by Rozalie Hirs is a microtonal work for flute and electronic sounds that explores the overtone worlds developed across her articles series. Rooted in spectralism yet guided by an intuitive ear, the piece envelops lyrical flute melodies within electronic glissandi generated from pure sine waves, binaural beatings, and ring modulation.

2013, calendar, musical works, solo

article 6 [waves] (2013)

article 6 [waves] (2013) by Rozalie Hirs is a lyrical, virtuosic work for electric guitar and electronic sounds. The guitar’s microtonal lines move through and across electronic glissandi synthesized from pure sine waves, using only binaural beating and ring modulation. These electronic textures unfold in large wave-like gestures, alternately enveloping or being cut through by the guitar.
Closely linked to article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012) and article 8 [infinity] (2014), the work reinterprets overtone material from its predecessor and provides the starting point for its successor. Together, the three can be performed as independent solos or simultaneously as the trio infinity stairs (2014).

2012, calendar, musical works, solo

article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012)

article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012) is a music composition by Rozalie Hirs for bass clarinet and electronic sounds, commissioned by Fie Schouten for a world premiere at November Music, The Netherlands.

2008, calendar, multidisciplinary, music with own poetry, musical works, solo, vocal

article 5 [delphin, gekrümmte zeit] (2008; German version, 2022)

article 5 [dolphin, curved time] (2008) by Rozalie Hirs is a music composition for soprano solo, based on her own poetry, commissioned by Marja Bon for Wendingen Festival. The work was first performed by soprano Irene Maessen (pictured above by Marco Borggreve), and received subsequent performances by Stephanie Aston and Keren Motseri.

calendar, musical works, solo

article 4 [map – la carte géographique – landkaartje] (2004)

The composition article 4 [map butterfly – la carte géographique – landkaartje] for violin or viola solo (2004) by Rozalie Hirs is inspired by the map butterfly (Araschnia Levana), a kind of butterfly that possesses remarkable drawings on its wings, evoking maps of imaginary continents.

2003, calendar, multidisciplinary, musical works, solo

in la (2003)

In LA (2003) is an electroacoustic music composition by Rozalie Hirs, based on her eponymous poem. In LA (2003, Dutch version) was composed as a portrait of the composer Louis Andriessen and is dedicated to him. The text is based on an interview with Andriessen that Hirs conducted in 2003 […]

2003, calendar, musical works, solo

article 1 to 3 (2003)

article 1 to 3 for solo piano (2003) by Rozalie Hirs, was commissioned by Kees Wieringa.

2000, calendar, musical works, solo

article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000)

contents 1. listen 2. programme notes 3. technical details 4. performances listen Rozalie Hirs · Rozalie Hirs – article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000) program notes article 0 [transarctic buddha] for percussion solo (2000) is a journey across the ancient, bold, cold head of a stone buddha – a journey around […]