Ha!
17/8/98 for strings
Composer's note
Ha!, according to Chamber's dictionary can mean 'surprise, joy, exultation, dismay, enquiry, scepticism, encouragement, hesitation, and when repeated, laughter'. In this case, you might imagine that the players had finally managed to put together some kind of tricky puzzle.
Notes
First performance by the Goldberg Ensemble Saturday February 15 2002 in Manchester (recording above), with a second performance in Wolverhampton on Thursday February 28.
ha.mp3 recording by Goldberg Ensemble 2002 (13'13, 15 MB)
Revived perfomance (above) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Strings Festival, Tuesday 11 March 2025.
Duration 12'30
Score
Ha 2.8.1 score (.pdf rev 2023/07/05)
