Hannes Taljaard

Hannes Taljaard, born Daniël Johannes Taljaard (born 1971) is a South African classical music composer from Siloam, Venda.

Taljaard's compositions have been performed in South Africa and Europe and he won first prize in the Flores Iuventutis competition in Ghent, Belgium, in 1994–1995. He is senior lecturer in composition and composer-in-residence at the School of Music & Conservatory at North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. He has taken masterclasses with American composer George Crumb and has taken private lessons with Belgian composer Wim Henderickx in Antwerp from 1996 to 2000. He has also attended the Darmstadt New Music Summer School. He is editor of academic publication The South African Music Teacher.

His compositions are influenced by African and Arabic music.

Orchestral works Sarabande (1996, violin and symphony orchestra)

Chamber music (1992, clarinet, violoncello/bassoon, piano) Impromptu (1993, cello solo) (1993, clarinet, piano) Metaphor I (1996–1998, any mixed ensemble with ten performers and conductor/composer) Introverz (1996–1997, cello solo) Movement for String Quartet (1998) (1999–2001, piano trio) for the Erasmus Trio Lullaby (2000–2001, bassoon and vibraphone) for Andrea Bressan and Saverio Tasca Sloka (1999–2001, bassoon solo)

Piano music (1993, solo) (solo) for Bart Meuris Two Lullabies (2001, solo) (2003, two pianos)

Choral music (1987–1898) SATB, SSAATTBB, SMATbB, some with soloists Meditation I (1998) SSSS, AAAA, TTTT, BBBB (1999) for children’s choir with violin, flute, cello and piano (1999) SSATbB (soli) Thula Sthandwa (2001) SMMA Rymelary (1999–2001) SSATbB Thula Sthandwa (2002) SMATbB

Solo vocal works Song for Simeon (1993–1994, bariton, clarinet, bassoon, violins I and II, cello piano), poem by Thomas Stearns Elliot (1994–1995, bariton, 2 celli), texts from the Lutheran Prayer Book (1999, soprano, clarinet, bassoon, piano) for Erica Eloff. Traditional texts. (1999–2001, soprano, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, violin, cello, harp, piano duo) for Erica Eloff. Traditional texts Easter Hymn – (2002, soprano, clarinet, bassoon, piano) for Erica Eloff. An English text by Hannes Taljaard translated into Latin by Willemien Viljoen and Hannes Taljaard