MARK BULLER | COMPOSER
BOOK OF HOURS
1. NOTTURNO (2018)
3 minutes
For Geraldine Ong
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3. THE DARK WATCHES (2011)
5 minutes
For Gideon Johannes Bester
Premiered at The Cell Theatre, New York
6. UNCLOSE THE PALE GATES OF SUNRISE (2015)
4 minutes
7. FRESCOES (2010)
4 minutes
For Courtney Phelps (in memoriam)
14. TÅŒHOKU ELEGY (2011)
3 minutes
For Yuri Ito
Premiered in Nagano, Japan
17. WILD, WILD THE STORM (2008)
4 minutes
For Katie Fries
23. NUIT D'ÉTOILES (2008)
6 minutes
For John Robertson
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24. NEXT STEPS (2022)
1.5 minutes
[Commission info embargoed until July 2022]
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Book of Hours is an ongoing project, the final goal of which is a 24-movement, evening-length suite for solo piano. The project began in 2008, when pianist John Robertson commissioned nuit d'étoiles; as I began to receive more commissions for short pieces for piano solo, I continued to contribute to the set.
Each movement corresponds to an hour of the day (thus, movement 4 corresponds to 4 AM) and takes as its starting point a quote, a poem, or a painting.