Matthew Hetz / Performance Movies
List of Performance Movies
1. Nineteen Crowns - Six Pieces for Violin/Viola/Viola
2. Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings - Solo Cello
3. Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings - Piano Version/Composer performs his work
4. Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin
5. Disappearing Song Birds of Saint Francis of Assisi
6. LVANB 31.3, Composer performs his work
7. Trying to Flee Rockets / Festival Osmosse 2022
8. String Quartet, No. 4, Blue
1. Nineteen Crowns - Six Pieces for Violin/Viola/Viola
2. Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings - Solo Cello
3. Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings - Piano Version/Composer performs his work
4. Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin
5. Disappearing Song Birds of Saint Francis of Assisi
6. LVANB 31.3, Composer performs his work
7. Trying to Flee Rockets / Festival Osmosse 2022
8. String Quartet, No. 4, Blue
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1. Nineteen Crowns
Six Pieces for Violin/Viola/Viola
Matthew Hetz - Composer
Annelle Gregory - Violin/Viola/Viola
©Matthew Hetz and Annelle K. Gregory
All six pieces are new compositions for this collection, and all are adaptations. The first four are adaptations from my own works. The last two are adaptations from Lutheran Chorale melodies with the bass line by Johann Sebastian Bach.
1. Prelude
2. Spiritual, Adapted from my School Works for String Orchestra
3. Mexican Song, adapted from my School Works for String Orchestra
4. Aria: 19 Crowns, adapted from my String Symphony, No. 3
5. Chorale I, Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht
6. Do not Forget Me, Do Not Forget Me, Bass Line: J. S. Bach
7. Chorale II, Meines Lebens letze Zeit/My Life’s Last Time, Bass line: J. S. Bach
Matthew Hetz
Los Angeles, December 2021
Website: https://www.matthewhetz.com / YouTube:MatthewHetzMusic
Annelle Gregory
Website: http://www.annelleviolin.com
I. Prelude ⥣
II. Spiritual ⇑
III. Mexican Song ⥣
IV. Aria: Nineteen Crowns ⥣
V. Chorale I, Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht/
Do not Forget Me, Do Not Forget Me, Bass Line: J. S. Bach ⥣
Do not Forget Me, Do Not Forget Me, Bass Line: J. S. Bach ⥣
VI. Chorale II, Meines Lebens letze Zeit/My Life’s Last Time, Bass line: J. S. Bach ⥣
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2. "Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings"
Parma Records MOTO VIRTUO II/Ovidiu Marinescu-Cello
Matthew Hetz
Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings©2021 | For Cello, and Piano Transcription by the composer.
Cellist Maksim Velichkin requested of me an elegy for solo cello. In thinking about this Elegy, this mourning or praise of the dead, my thoughts were of the continuing tragedies of school shootings, and indeed, all mass shootings. The cello version is in the Parma Records MOTO VIRTUO II/Ovidiu Marinescu-Cello presentation. LINK
The piano work is an expansion of the Cello Elegy, but the piano opening contains new material: my portrayal of the typical energies of a school day, and then an alarm. The Elegy is my imagining of the terrors of the students trying to make sense of the shooting, huddled in classrooms- sometimes next to a bloodied body-and leaving the school and passing the dead.
This Elegy is for those dead, for those survivors who witnessed these horrors, and for the surviving family and friends of the dead whose souls are forever marked by these tragedies.
Matthew Hetz/Los Angeles/March 1, 2021
In the Parma Records MOTO VIRTUO II/Ovidiu Marinescu-Cello, my work is around the 24 minute mark, and I recommend you listen the entire concert, it is well worth your time. My thanks to Parma Records. LINK
Parma Records MOTO VIRTUO II/Ovidiu Marinescu-Cello
Matthew Hetz
Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings©2021 | For Cello, and Piano Transcription by the composer.
Cellist Maksim Velichkin requested of me an elegy for solo cello. In thinking about this Elegy, this mourning or praise of the dead, my thoughts were of the continuing tragedies of school shootings, and indeed, all mass shootings. The cello version is in the Parma Records MOTO VIRTUO II/Ovidiu Marinescu-Cello presentation. LINK
The piano work is an expansion of the Cello Elegy, but the piano opening contains new material: my portrayal of the typical energies of a school day, and then an alarm. The Elegy is my imagining of the terrors of the students trying to make sense of the shooting, huddled in classrooms- sometimes next to a bloodied body-and leaving the school and passing the dead.
This Elegy is for those dead, for those survivors who witnessed these horrors, and for the surviving family and friends of the dead whose souls are forever marked by these tragedies.
Matthew Hetz/Los Angeles/March 1, 2021
In the Parma Records MOTO VIRTUO II/Ovidiu Marinescu-Cello, my work is around the 24 minute mark, and I recommend you listen the entire concert, it is well worth your time. My thanks to Parma Records. LINK
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3. Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings. The composer performs his work.
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4. Partita No. 2, for Solo Violin
This Partita was composed 2005, and revised 2020. This movie was performed, recorded, filmed and edited by the very talented Annelle Gregory.
Thank you.
Matthew Hetz
To Composers: The very talented Annelle Gregory performed, recorded, filmed and edited the movie. I find her quite remarkable as a musician, and a very good partner to work with. For information on regarding your solo violin work, or violin with simple piano accompaniment, viola, and violin and viola, please contact her. Her other movies are on YouTube.
Annelle K. Gregory, annelle@annelleviolin.com, www.AnnelleViolin.com
This Partita was composed 2005, and revised 2020. This movie was performed, recorded, filmed and edited by the very talented Annelle Gregory.
Thank you.
Matthew Hetz
To Composers: The very talented Annelle Gregory performed, recorded, filmed and edited the movie. I find her quite remarkable as a musician, and a very good partner to work with. For information on regarding your solo violin work, or violin with simple piano accompaniment, viola, and violin and viola, please contact her. Her other movies are on YouTube.
Annelle K. Gregory, annelle@annelleviolin.com, www.AnnelleViolin.com
Movement 1: Electric Currents. I am honored that Annelle chose this movement for her Masters Recital at USC. The idea is the relentless movement of electricity on wires, with the double stops of eight notes and rests as moments of indecision on where to go next. (Similar to Life.) Longer double stops should be thought of as glowing lights.There is the repeating figure of double stops sixteen notes, which should be thought of as sparks thrown off by the electricity.
Mvt. 2. Isolation. A sadness, some loneliness, looking for relief. Within these emotions, one is always trying to maintain composure. There were no current revisions to this movement. While composed in 2005, I think the mood fits our COVID isolation. The title is a mixture of Annelle's and my thoughts.
Mvt. 3. Convergence. The Culver City and Marina del Rey Symphony Orchestras were playing works by Copland, and his rhythms wound their way into my ear, and into this movement. There are also some Stravinsky influences. Maybe glimpses of Rachmaninov. Stravinsky and Rachmaninov lived in Los Angeles for years, and Copland lived here when composing film scores. Copland meets Stravinsky meets Rachmaninov in L.A.? The title is Annelle's. This movement went through extensive revisions to tighten the themes, remove excesses, and with Annelle's recommendations, changes to the double stops which open the movement and reappear throughout.
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5. Disappearing Song Birds of Saint Francis of Assisi
David Bohn, Organ
Mr. Bohn commissioned the work through a Call for Scores of works one minute or less
Link
David Bohn, Organ
Mr. Bohn commissioned the work through a Call for Scores of works one minute or less
Link
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6. LVANB 31.3
Variations / Remix My composition teacher at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Marshall Bialosky, introduced me to the Beethoven Piano Sonata, Opus 31, No. 3 (1801-02). It took me a while to understand why. Marshall, a past president of NACUSA, was trying to teach me that even though I was at the time, and remain, a basically tonally based composer, not all works begin in the tonic, in root position. This sonata remains one of my favorites for the lesson, and it illustrates the greatness of Beethoven’s grasp of harmony, form and structure, and the beauties and tensions in the work. The variations are very free form. I used only the first eight measures, and concentrated on the first six, but did not use the standard variation form measure for measure. I did, however, use only the notes, or pitches, found in those eight measures. (Composer at the piano.)
Variations / Remix My composition teacher at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Marshall Bialosky, introduced me to the Beethoven Piano Sonata, Opus 31, No. 3 (1801-02). It took me a while to understand why. Marshall, a past president of NACUSA, was trying to teach me that even though I was at the time, and remain, a basically tonally based composer, not all works begin in the tonic, in root position. This sonata remains one of my favorites for the lesson, and it illustrates the greatness of Beethoven’s grasp of harmony, form and structure, and the beauties and tensions in the work. The variations are very free form. I used only the first eight measures, and concentrated on the first six, but did not use the standard variation form measure for measure. I did, however, use only the notes, or pitches, found in those eight measures. (Composer at the piano.)
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7. Trying to Flee Rockets-Ukraine
Festival Osmosse 2022-Daneille Baas - Director | Matthew Hetz | Trying to Flee Rockets
Duo Gemini, Jean-Frédéric Molard et Jean-Noël Remiche
This work is a reaction to the continuing bombardment of Ukraine. It is not a depiction of the physical destruction of homes, hospitals, schools, but one trying to imagine the shock to the psyches, emotions and spirits of Ukrainians, how some who to needed to flee did and found refuge and respite, but the bombings continue.
Festival Osmosse 2022-Daneille Baas - Director | Matthew Hetz | Trying to Flee Rockets
Duo Gemini, Jean-Frédéric Molard et Jean-Noël Remiche
This work is a reaction to the continuing bombardment of Ukraine. It is not a depiction of the physical destruction of homes, hospitals, schools, but one trying to imagine the shock to the psyches, emotions and spirits of Ukrainians, how some who to needed to flee did and found refuge and respite, but the bombings continue.
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8. String Quartet, No. 4, Blue
Rob Voisey, of Vox Novus, produced a movie of my String Quartet, No, 4, Blue, performed by the Argus Quartet. In this movie the sounds and visuals are much improved from the earlier streaming of the concert. The link to the movie is below.
Argus Quartet is the fantastic group: Clara Kim - Violin / Giancarlo Latta - Violin / Maren Rothfritz - Viola / Mariel Roberts - Cello
Thank you, Argus Quartet, and thank you Rob Voisey for your production skills and values.
Sometimes I associate a color with a musical key, and for me, A (Major or minor, flat or sharp) is a shade of blue. It is more of a sense than a vision.I have been gravitating more towards tonalities, lyricism and melodies, and this quartet is certainly part of that journey. Also, with a number of my recent works as reactions to tragic events, this quartet is decidedly more upbeat. The outer movements are in major modes. The middle movement is informed with minor modes.
String Quartet, No. 4, Blue, 1. Allegro, 2. Adagio, 3.Allegro
LINK to Movie of String Quartet No. 4
LINK to Argus Quartet
A new streaming concert of my Sonata for Clarinet and Piano is coming March 11, 2023.
Matthew Hetz. Los Angeles
Rob Voisey, of Vox Novus, produced a movie of my String Quartet, No, 4, Blue, performed by the Argus Quartet. In this movie the sounds and visuals are much improved from the earlier streaming of the concert. The link to the movie is below.
Argus Quartet is the fantastic group: Clara Kim - Violin / Giancarlo Latta - Violin / Maren Rothfritz - Viola / Mariel Roberts - Cello
Thank you, Argus Quartet, and thank you Rob Voisey for your production skills and values.
Sometimes I associate a color with a musical key, and for me, A (Major or minor, flat or sharp) is a shade of blue. It is more of a sense than a vision.I have been gravitating more towards tonalities, lyricism and melodies, and this quartet is certainly part of that journey. Also, with a number of my recent works as reactions to tragic events, this quartet is decidedly more upbeat. The outer movements are in major modes. The middle movement is informed with minor modes.
String Quartet, No. 4, Blue, 1. Allegro, 2. Adagio, 3.Allegro
LINK to Movie of String Quartet No. 4
LINK to Argus Quartet
A new streaming concert of my Sonata for Clarinet and Piano is coming March 11, 2023.
Matthew Hetz. Los Angeles
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