Verse:Hmøøh/Segin Þwhgad: Difference between revisions
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==Compositions== | ==Compositions== | ||
Sguðinn’s compositions, many of them commissioned, number about 250 works in total. Many of her works are chamber music and songs. Her style | Sguðinn’s compositions, many of them commissioned, number about 250 works in total. Many of her works are chamber music and songs. Her style is often described as “constrained composition” by critics, as she often tried to optimize for both economy/efficiency and expressiveness. | ||
Sguðinn could only compose at a limited pace during her academic career. Much of her œuvre comes from after she retired | Sguðinn could only compose at a limited pace during her academic career. Much of her œuvre comes from after she retired and was only published after her death. | ||
(Many of her “high-level” tempo markings and staff directions are in her native Chick Corean – while “low-level” ones such as dynamics markings remain in Varrkkún.) | (Many of her “high-level” tempo markings and staff directions are in her native Chick Corean – while “low-level” ones such as dynamics markings remain in Varrkkún.) | ||