Four Essays (2005)

string quartet (violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello)

The first movement of this composition is analysed by Jaco Meyer in the article The Moving Force of Gestures: Gestural Transformation in the Serioso from Hannes Taljaard’s Four Essays (2001-2005) which can be downloaded here. The first two pages of Jaco Meyer’s article give a good introduction to all four Essays.

  1. Serioso (c. 8’00”)
  2. Intermezzo (c. 5’10”)
  3. Scherzo (c. 4’30”)
  4. Lyrico (c. 8’00”)