Hannes Taljaard Explained

Hannes Taljaard
Background:	non_performing_personnel
Birth Name:	Daniël Johannes Taljaard
Birth Date:	13 March 1971
Birth Place:	Siloam, South Africa
Occupation:	Classical music composer

Hannes Taljaard, born Daniël Johannes Taljaard (born 1971)^[1] is a South African classical music composer from Siloam, Venda.

Taljaard's compositions have been performed in South Africa and Europe and he won first prize in the Flores Iuventutis competition in Ghent, Belgium, in 1994–1995. He is senior lecturer in composition and composer-in-residence at the School of Music & Conservatory at North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. He has taken masterclasses with American composer George Crumb and has taken private lessons with Belgian composer Wim Henderickx^[2] in Antwerp from 1996 to 2000. He has also attended the Darmstadt New Music Summer School. He is editor of academic publication The South African Music Teacher.^[3]

His compositions are influenced by African and Arabic music.

Orchestral works

Sarabande (1996, violin and symphony orchestra)

Chamber music

(1992, clarinet, violoncello/bassoon, piano)
Impromptu (1993, cello solo)
(1993, clarinet, piano)
Metaphor I (1996–1998, any mixed ensemble with ten performers and conductor/composer)
Introverz (1996–1997, cello solo)
Movement for String Quartet (1998)
(1999–2001, piano trio) for the Erasmus Trio
Lullaby (2000–2001, bassoon and vibraphone) for Andrea Bressan and Saverio Tasca
Sloka (1999–2001, bassoon solo)

Piano music

(1993, solo)
(solo) for Bart Meuris
Two Lullabies (2001, solo)
(2003, two pianos)

Choral music

(1987–1898) SATB, SSAATTBB, SMATbB, some with soloists
Meditation I (1998) SSSS, AAAA, TTTT, BBBB
(1999) for children’s choir with violin, flute, cello and piano
(1999) SSATbB (soli)
Thula Sthandwa (2001) SMMA
Rymelary (1999–2001) SSATbB
Thula Sthandwa (2002) SMATbB

Solo vocal works

Song for Simeon (1993–1994, bariton, clarinet, bassoon, violins I and II, cello piano), poem by Thomas Stearns Elliot
(1994–1995, bariton, 2 celli), texts from the Lutheran Prayer Book
(1999, soprano, clarinet, bassoon, piano) for Erica Eloff. Traditional texts.
(1999–2001, soprano, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, violin, cello, harp, piano duo) for Erica Eloff. Traditional texts
Easter Hymn – (2002, soprano, clarinet, bassoon, piano) for Erica Eloff. An English text by Hannes Taljaard translated into Latin by Willemien Viljoen and Hannes Taljaard

External links

African Composers https://web.archive.org/web/20060717202301/http://sacomposers.up.ac.za/index.html#a
New Music South Africa http://www.newmusicsa.org.za/

Notes and References

Web site: Hannes Taljaard – The Living Composers Project. Romeo. Talento. www.composers21.com.
Web site: The Official Wim Henderickx website . 2006-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050205145855/http://wimhenderickx.com/ENG/index.htm . 2005-02-05 . dead .
Web site: The South African Music Teacher . 2006-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070310224659/http://www.samusicteacher.org.za/magazine/issues/143_contents.html . 2007-03-10 . dead .