Hannes Taljaard Explained

Hannes Taljaard
Background:non_performing_personnel
Birth Name:Daniël Johannes Taljaard
Birth Date:13 March 1971
Birth Place:Siloam, South Africa
Occupation:Classical music composer

Hannes Taljaard (b. Daniël Johannes Taljaard in 1971, Siloam, Venda, South Africa)[1] is a South African classical music composer.

Taljaard's compositions have been performed in South Africa and Europe and he won first prize in the Flores Iuventutis competition in Ghent, Belgium in 1994/95. He is senior lecturer in composition and composer-in-residenceat the School of Music & Conservatory at North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. He has taken masterclasses with American composer George Crumb and has taken private lessons with Belgian composer Wim Henderickx[2] in Antwerp from 1996 to 2000. He has also attended the Darmstadt New Music Summer School. He is editor of academic publication The South African Music Teacher.[3]

His compositions are influenced by African (see African music) and Arabic music.

Orchestral works

Chamber music

Piano music

Choral music

Solo vocal works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hannes Taljaard – The Living Composers Project. Romeo. Talento. www.composers21.com.
  2. Web site: The Official Wim Henderickx website . 2006-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050205145855/http://wimhenderickx.com/ENG/index.htm . 2005-02-05 . dead .
  3. Web site: The South African Music Teacher . 2006-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070310224659/http://www.samusicteacher.org.za/magazine/issues/143_contents.html . 2007-03-10 . dead .