- Pendulum Clocks (2014)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for soprano, baritone, percussion, bass clarinet, and clarinet in A, Bb, and Eb
ca. 56'16"
A kitchen lives by its own life even when nobody is home. It breathes, smells, yawns, flinches, claps, and snaps...and listens to... If only you are in your kitchen you are not alone. Your kitchen always has an encrypted dialog with you. If only two of you in the kitchen you are three of you, not two because your kitchen accompanies all your conversations. And keep in mind that your kitchen, where you usually have all your vitally important discussions is not your friend at some point. The kitchen likes a justice. If you are going to tell something to somebody start your conversation from far away. Choose any topic that would not relates to a subject of your previously planned conversation. For example, a long analysis about the history of the evolution of clocks... pendulum clocks! Magnetize! Make a magic! Win! Note that at 40.30 - 41.50 the stage suddenly darkened. Unfortunately the video cannot gives the real sparkling motions that accompany this scene on the stage during live performance.
Opera for two performers, Pendulum Clocks was premiered at the UMBC festival of contemporary music LIVEWIRE-10 on October 26, 2019.
Libretto by Rahilia Hasanova
Performers: Susan Botti, soprano and Gleb Kanasevich, clarinets
Recording engineer: Alan Wonneberger
Click here to watch to a video of the performance on YouTube.
Click here to view the libretto.
- Zilli (2013)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for woodwind reed quintet
ca. 8'28"
- The solitary voice (1979, rev. 2008)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for orchestra
ca. 12'00"
Everything in Life is Vibration (Albert Einstein). Everything has its own unique vibration, frequency, and sound. It means everything has a unique voice that is an expression of its vibrations and frequencies. Everything...snowflakes, crystals, flowers, take on their shapes according to their particular vibrations and responding to multiple vibrations, sounds, and voices of the universe. The universe is a choir of the myriad of voices. Each voice has to find the shape and expression to resonate with the universe. Each voice, if it is out of the connection with the choir of voices of the universe, is the solitary voice.
The Solitary Voice was premiered by the symphony orchestra of University of Maryland Baltimore County on November 22, 2015. Conductor: E.Michael Richards
Click here to listen to the recording.
- Second Symphony (1977)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for orchestra
ca. 19'00"
- Javidi-Dastgah (2001)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for flute, bass clarinet, percussion, chorus
ca. 60'00"
- Penetrations (2016)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for bass clarinet
ca. 11'08"
Penetrations was premiered by the incredible musician, clarinetist, and composer Gleb Kanasevich in Boston, 2016. This composition represents connections between nature and life. Looking through into deep, zooming in and out all connections and related elements can be found.
Click here to listen to the recording.
- Khazri-Gilavar (2012)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for clarinet quartet and percussion
ca. 7'44"
- Yurt (2013)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for orchestra
ca. 8'46"
- First Symphony (1976)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for orchestra
ca. 21'00"