Sonata da Camera - Edson Tadeu Ortolan (Digital Download)

Standard: Intermediate to Advance    Harp Type: Pedal Harp    Score: PDF

"Composing for harp is very difficult because of the stereotype we have created: arpeggios and glissando, Debussy and Christmas carol. But I, tired of the common instruments in chamber music, try to make different combinations (even requesting Amerindian, African, Asian and unusual instruments - even if nobody never play). Anyway, back in 2018, I thought about using the harp in an alternation between common melodic style and new techniques. In the middle of the work, I imagined a second harp. Ready in 2019, it was archived here forever… But now, Becki and Lucy turned it into living music!" - Edson 

Edson has kindly dedicated this piece to Becki Luff, Lucy Nolan, and the PoppyHarp Composers Project.

Performed by The Chroma Harp Duo.

Lucy Nolan and Becki Luff

A little about the composer:

Edson Tadeu Ortolan received his musical education at the Conservatório Carlos Gomes and Escola Pró-Música, informal classes at Universidade Estadual de Campinas/UNICAMP, and private lessons with Maria Helena Rosas Fernandes, José Antonio de Almeida Prado, Maria Zélia Marão, Ebe Soares Gomes, Lucilena Terribili, Maria Lúcia Paschoal and others.

Edson has studied composition, formal analysis, theory, music history, Brazilian music, aesthetics, construction of sound objects, piano, percussion and more. He is a member of the Brazilian Society for Contemporary Music. Edson teaches History of Music and he has published a book on this subject.

His music has been performed by soloists and chamber ensembles in Brazil and from around the world including: Bulgaria, Italia, Chile, Germany, Nederland, USA.

Edson is currently furthering his education and studying Philosophy.

Find out more about Website: Edson Tadeu Ortolan