- Second Symphony (1977)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for orchestra
ca. 19'00"
- Se'maa (1994)
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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)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for flute/piccolo, strings, and piano
ca. 15'00"
- Sajda (2006)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for chamber orchestra, soprano, and tenor
ca. 35'00"
- Sahara (1999)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for solo organ
ca. 18'28"
- Purple Spiders (2017)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for solo tuba
ca. 6'00"
Watching purple spiders on the silver net of the window, I heard Tibetan horns: They sounded sadly through hairs of willows...The evening down was painting on them.
- Spinning Spheres (2015)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for French horn and marimba
ca. 9'02"
- Cheshma (1984)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for piano
ca. 48'00"
Cheshma (alternate spelling is Cheshme) is a cycle of 12 preludes for solo piano. Cheshme means a spring - an unearthed mineral water, cold and fresh, with many health benefits. At the same time Cheshme is the representation of the multilayered Azerbaijani traditional music full of emotions, beautiful melodies, unrepeatable rhythmical patterns. Creating this piano cycle I was inspired by perfectness of the nature and music of my country.
The subtitle for this piece is "The Spring."
Click here to listen to a recording of Rahilia Hasanova performing Prelude No. 1.
Click here to listen to a recording of Rahilia Hasanova performing Prelude No. 4.
- The Pulse (2012)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for clarinet in Bb, violin, and piano
ca. 8'56"
Pulse represents the birth of the rhythmical patterns through variations of beats and accents. The mixture of melodic intonations, timbral colors, and gradually growing dynamical intensification creates entirely the pulse of this extraordinary composition.
Performers:
Gleb Kanasevich, clarinet
Airi Yoshioka, violin
Ina Mirtcheva, piano
Click here to listen to a recording of this piece.
- Plasma Clusters (2013)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for guitar quartet
ca. 5'34"
- Marseaya (1993)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, bassoon, string quartet, piano, and chorus
ca. 15'35"
- Pirebedil (1996)
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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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- 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.
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- Pazyryk (2014)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for septet
ca. 10'45"
- Lullaby of the Stars (2003, rev. 2015)
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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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- Loom (1995)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for solo guitar
ca. 12'00"
...quiet afternoon...Heavy clouds form on the horizon above the sea...
Clouds loom and impressively grow...Dark ash-colored shadows crawl
along clouds, painting faces and exaggerated animals. Hovering over
clouds swim touching the surface of the sea...then through me...then
looming fly out of me...then behind me. Everything looms growing and
changing images. Drops of water sprinkle my face...wind stirs waves, the
sea sand, my clothes, and looming clouds into a whirling storm...
...quiet afternoon kept the secret about the coming storm...
...looming clouds impressively grew...
...predicting the storm.
- Khazri-Gilavar (2012)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for clarinet quartet and percussion
ca. 7'44"
- Jasmine Petals (1998)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for piano
ca. 8'00"
Jasmine Petals is a piano cycle of the seven colorful emotional miniatures. Impressed by my own thoughts about fugitiveness and fragileness of our lives, full of unexpected changes and disappointments, sad or joyful shakes, I composed these seven reflections. The contemplation of beauty and gentleness of jasmine flowers, coming and vanishing recalling fulfill the sounding of these pieces. They are individualized regarding their textures and forms. But actually they are short improvisations that relatively express my feelings, disappearing through space measurements and time, like drying and dropping down jasmine petals. Two miniatures of the cycle, miniatures V and VII, represent an idea of clocks that accompany us from our childhood to the end. As getting dry, jasmine flowers lose its petals as time shrinking out day-by-day... minute-by-minute...
My friend, you said, “ Time is Evil”
I think, “ Time is Happiness”
And Sender is Heaven
It can be short or lon
Your choice
- Rahilia Hasanova
The recording of this piece was from by Adila Javadzade at National Art Museum of Azerbaijan.
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- Impulse (1981)
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Rahilia Hasanova
for violin and piano
ca. 14'00"
Impulse is the first composition of the trilogy. Two others are Pulse (2012 for violin, clarinet, and piano) and Pulseless (2017 for violin, cello, and piano). Nature, starts everything from full ideas and logical impulses that have certain parameters for certain creations. A single impulse brings energy for upcoming pulsations. Timing for pulsations depends on how forceful the impulse is. All parameters of this process are related to the first impulse, that is the creative energy of its life. The force of this energy creates and emits all upcoming pulsations and after all gradually fading, freezes in the pulseless condition and silence. All these actions are coded insde of the first impulse.
The recording I have used for this video was made during the rehearsal in Tbilisi. The performers were Adila Javadzade, piano and Nino Shamugia, violin. Maybe it is far from an ideal recording but it is very valuable for me because performers captured the spirit and emotional vibrations of Impulse. I was amazed by their artistic approach. You may listen to another version of the concert premier of Impulse on my YouTube playlist collections. The Baku premier performance was featured by Adila Javadzade, piano and Elina Aliyeva, violin.
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