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The Mooghfil (2001)

Rahilia Hasanova

for 8 cellos and 4 double basses

ca. 22'00"

 

 

This piece was also entitled "Mughfil."

 

 

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The solitary voice (1979, rev. 2008)

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

 

 

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Se'maa (1994)

Rahilia Hasanova

for flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, percussion, guitar, harp, piano, strings

ca. 16'20"

 

My composition Sema'a, for the large ensemble, is not an illustration of dancing dervishes. Sema'a is my thoughts about the mankind circling destiny, about the motivation of the nature to create, variate, and circle forms and circumstances again and again. Sema'a is my pray for humanity and my hope.

 

Sema'a was commissioned by the Nieuw Ensemble, the Netherlands and premiered in Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Hague in 1994. Conductor: Ed Spanjaard

 

 

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Samandary (2007)

Rahilia Hasanova

for flute/piccolo, strings, and piano

ca. 15'00"

 

 

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Pirebedil (1996)

Rahilia Hasanova

for oboe, clarinet in Bb, bassoon, French horn, percussion, strings, piano, and voice

ca. 26'58"

 

Pirebedil is a name of a group of old ancient Azerbaijani carpets which are well known by its special authentic symbols. Each symbol represents a certain meaning that is a part of a large puzzle. Being aware about these meanings one can read the Pirebedil as a text. These amazing hand crafted carpets uncover forgotten stories and legends.

 

Pirebedil was commissioned and performed by New Ensemble, the Netherland in 1996.

 

 

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Lullaby of the Stars (2003, rev. 2015)

Rahilia Hasanova

for orchestra

ca. 7'00"

 

The golden-eyed stars, gently ightning the skies,

Sounding orchestra-like, attacking, breathing, and vibrating,

They're lullabying for the sleeping earth...

But as the morning star's awakening a down,

Conducting them to fade through nights and constellations,

The golden-eyed stars are vanishing and melting in the heavens...

The earth continues to sing for them her lullaby:

It's time to sleep for golden-eyed stars.

 

- Rahilia Hasanova

 

The first version of Lullaby of the Stars (Ulduzlarin Laylasi) was written for chamber orchestra in 2003 and premiered at the Organ and Chamber Music Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2003.The second version of the Lullaby of the Stars (renewed for Symphony orchestra in 2015) was performed at the Nasimi festival of Art and Music on October 1, 2019 at the Center of Geydar Aliyev in Baku, Azerbaijan. Imadeddin Nasimi is the greatest Sufi poet, philosopher of 14 century well known by his revolutionary writings and progressive creation of mystic pantheistic doctrine.

Video is recorded by Azerbaijani TV Performers: Baku State Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Mustafa Mehmandarov Stage director: Aleksey Smirnov. 

 

 

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Gaval Dash (2012)

Rahilia Hasanova

for violoncello and piano

ca. 5'39" 

 

Gaval Dash means "drumming stone." The Gaval dash is a huge, rounded piece of the stone that is the unique creation of nature. It produces sounds and overtones when you drum or touch it with any other piece of stone. The Gaval dash is in Gobustan - a place near Baku, Azerbaijan. Here you can meditate and contemplate strangely-shaped rocks and hills, murals with pictographic calendars and "dancing people" images, mud volcanic geysers touching and feeling an inner choir of the Gaval dash. This place is full of mystery. Nobody knows who could lift such a heavy but sensitive "drum" on top of the cone-shaped rock. Perhaps the Gaval dash consists of iron or some other chemical elements. It could be an explanation for its extraordinary timbre. No doubt, it was used for ritualistic dances of ancient people who lived here many centuries B.C.

 

This piece was recorded at a concert that took place at the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2018, performed by Dorotea Racz, cello and Hui-Chuan Chen, piano.

 

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