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\n \n About work:

The idea of Ashira Songs occurred to me when I came across the rules of composition competition on the web. It was specified that the composition should not be too demanding both for the player and the listener. It reminded me of Prokofiev’s wonderful pieces – The Classical Symphony and Piano Concerto No. 1. I was inspired by the idea of working with a simple, almost banal, material and of trying to produce a substantial piece of music for professionals as well as amateurs. I had been secretly longing to compose something witty, detached, yet dramatic. And so, I had the first chord and the following ten bars or so... What next? I did not know what to do with it until I spoke to Milan Paľa. He answered swiftly: „...write a concerto for violin and orchestra.“ Immediately I conceived the first violin sequence, a simple broken chord à la Vivaldi with a touch of Chopin. The work progressed rather quickly until it was finished. However, it seems that I did not compose a very easy piece. Maybe that is why I did not win the competition; nevertheless, Ashira Songs were finished and I dedicated them to Milan Paľa. “Ashira“ in Hebrew stands for “I will sing“ but it has a second meaning - “rich“. I chose the title not only because I like the name Ashira and because the piece is joyful, but also because it is a kind of anagram of my surname. I find this quite significant and funny.


\n (author, in: booklet of the CD \"Milan Paľa\", Music Centre Slovakia R 350025-2-131, p. 13–14.)
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