quatre mélodies hongroises (2021)
four miniatures for solo piano
ca. 7' minutes
Quatre Mélodies Hongroises (2021)
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In my first year of studying composition at conservatory, I was presented with large book of Hungarian melodies, compiled by famed composer Béla Bartók, who, alongside countryman Zoltán Kodály collected hundreds and hundreds of folk melodies from their native country.
I was presented with the challenge to write short piano pieces based on some of these melodies, but twisting and turning them, reharmonizing them, and shifting their inherent rhythmic and timbral qualities into something hopefully fresh and new.
I chose melodies, numbered one, two, four and eight, in the edition that was presented to me, and got to work. Though these were written quite a long time ago, I still look back on them fondly because of at what time in my life and career these were written.
Premiered by
Marlies Cornelis (No's. I, II. & IV. only)
Milo Paulus on the 14th of June, 2022 at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent (the complete set)
Media
Find the official demo recording of this release on YouTube
Premiere performance by Marlies Cornelis of No's. I, II. & IV. only.
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Pieces rich in colour and texture
— jonny
Great job! Three lovely pieces and a beautiful performance by Marlies.
— karl ask
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About
Milo Paulus (b. August 14th, 1999) is an award-winning Dutch composer, conductor, orchestrator and score producer specializing in original music for concerts, screen and stage productions. His catalog spans a diverse range of styles and influences for both instrumental and vocal works, as well as countless original soundtracks for films and video-games. His works have been commissioned by various performing groups, festivals and institutions.