Eve Beglarian

- Until it blazes

for classical guitar and delay.
 

Eve Beglarian (b. 1958) is a U.S. interdisciplinary composer and performer who, in addition to a focus on ensemble works with exciting new instrumentations, has been particularly successful and active in music and dance theater. Many of her works are easily accessible on her website in the form of a database.

The composition "Until it blazes" (2001) is composed in the style of Steve Reich's minimal music. Through a stereo delay, interesting and driving new figures are created from simple musical structures.

A great strength of the composition lies in the interpretational freedom for the performer. Since in the notation of "Until it blazes" the treble clef is not given in the usual octave for guitar, different interpretations exist, in high or low octave.

Website of Eve Beglarian

Link to the score

“It's easy enough to play, but shaping it to be maximally effective requires experience and insight to achieve, which I think is likely to be satisfying for musicians”