Solo Works

Selenetrope

Composed for Karl Jõgi (2025) (5’)

"Selenetrope" is a short study on bow nuance and timbral shading. Composed over three days during the 2025 Darmstadt Summer Courses in close collaboration with violinist Karl Jõgi, the miniature explores fragile, unstable materials at the threshold of sounding. I want to express my gratitude to Karl for his fantastic collaboration and sensitive playing, and to mentors Rebecca Saunders and Sarah Saviet for both creating the environment for this collaboration as well as providing guidance on detail and notation.
A “selenetrope” is a mythical plant which blooms in the presence of moonlight.
-HAB

Revisions forthcoming to reflect the updated viola version; please contact, if interested.

Performance History:

World Premiere, July 31, 2025, Darmstadt Ferienkurse, Darmstadt, Germany
Karl Jõgi, violin

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