Ha!

17/8/98 for strings

ha.mp3 (13'13, 15 MB)

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.

Revived perfomance Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Strings Festival, Tuesday 11 March 2025, conducted by Donnie Deacon.

Duration 12'30

Score

Ha 2.8.1 score (.pdf rev 2023/07/05)