Eyal Bat

You Who Sit in My Garden
for recorder and piano

מק"ט: IMI 8375
שנת כתיבה: 2001
משך היצירה: 5 דקות
מו"ל: מכון למוסיקה ישראלית
מסת"ב: 9781491181737
מילות מפתח:
Recorder, Piano

You who sit in my garden is a piece of spiritual longing.
My encounter with Drora Bruck inspired me to cast this longing into composing for an instrument that until then was a mystery to me - the recorder. Drora’s playing, which has both a lot of conviction and a lot of love, significantly influenced the formation of the backdrop for the composition of the piece.
During our encounters Drora performed for me on all types of recorders and played CDs with a rich selection of recorder repertoire from the Middle Ages to this day. Slowly I became aware of the fact that I had been offered a gateway into a rich and fascinating world with roots going back as far as ancient days of magic spells and witch-craft.
It was only natural that Drora’s intimate and introverted playing, along with the subtle spark of her virtuosity, found a path into my heart when I came to express in music the lover’s longing words to the mystical beloved lady of the Song of Songs.
For the musical language I chose the model of a single movement romantic piece written in free style and making use of transparent textures.
I would like to note two musical influences that made essential contribution to the timbre of this piece: the first is Celtic music, where the recorder plays a significant and highly respected role. The freedom and large expanses of the piece are influenced by this direction. The second influence is east-European cantorial music. Something in the longing and melancholy of that music found its way into this piece. I hope you will like it.

Eyal Bat