Tolga Yayalar: In the temporal gardens

about: "In the temporal gardens" was written for and is dedicated to Seda Röder.

About the composition

"This piece, which takes its title from a poem by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar, explores Bergson's idea of material and intuition by reflecting two contrasting experiences of reality. In the piece, this dichotomy manifests itself in various ways and constitutes the backdrop of a dialectic unfolding. The composition is really about the dialectic relationship between various musical layers which are spread throughout the piece both vertically and horizontally."
-- Tolga Yayalar

"A extended work of ferocious difficulty"
-- Drew Massey, amusicology.wordpress.com

Also listen to Seda's podcast in which he talks with the composer about the work: www.sedaroeder.com/blackbox-001-a-conversation-with-tolga-yayalar/

About the composer

A native of Istanbul, Tolga Yayalar studied Jazz Composition at Berklee College of Music. He is currently a PhD candidate at Harvard University. He has studied with Bernard Rands, Harrison Birtwistle, Joshua Fineberg, Brian Ferneyhough, and Helmut Lachenmann.

For more information visit Tolga's website at www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~yayalar/
credits: released 01 May 2009
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