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Land of Silence : requiem for mezzo soprano, harp and percussion / JacobTV - Jacob Ter Veldhuis

Publisher's number: 23850
Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring: vocals hp 2perc
Remarks: Composed with financial support of the Amsterdam Art Fund and dedicated to music critic Hans Heg for his 80th birthday. The world premiere took place on November 2, 2016 at the Amsterdam Muziekgebouw by mezzo-soprano Nora Fischer, harpist Lavinia Meijer and percussionists Niek Kleinjan and Christiaan Saris.
Duration: 30'00"
Year of composition: 2016/rev.2019
Status: fully digitized (real-time delivery)

Author(s):
Veldhuis, Jacob ter (Composer)
Description:
Land of Silence is based on 4000 year-old Egyptian poetry about death. Funerals were accompanied by an often blind harpist who would sing such poems, hence the initial titel Harper Songs.

Percussion 1: vibes, gongs: low E, B, as well as low C,G and A, timpani (low E) drum, and a combined snare + bass drum set (with pedals).

Percussion 2: C marimba (5 octaves)

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