Hverfa... |
for piano quartet |
2006 |
Listen (11') |
Program note: |
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Hverfa... is an experiment in the hybridization of a traditionally classical medium, the piano quartet, and Icelandic pop music along the lines of Sigur Rós, Björk, and Mum. Though certain ideas and compositional decisions were influenced by these groups, I attempted to emphasize the common ground between their output and the kind of music I normally write so as to do a little exploring while staying true to myself. |
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The title (pronounced /ker'fa/) means "disappear" or "vanish" in Icelandic, but the word also has connotations of revolution, spiraling, and change. I had this image of a long winter's journey in my mind, as well as the theme so commonly found in Scandinavian short stories that the forest and sea are places of (super)natural danger. If one chooses to go venturing, one may or may not return (and who knows what mischief one may meet along the way.) |
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