Part composer....Part explorer
Seated Mayan lord dressed in an
animal pelt; photo by J.H., San Antonio Museum of Art,
12/19
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THE MAYAN CYCLE
of Jeremy Haladyna (work dated 1986--)
1. Quoth the Jade Mask cello, piano
2. El Llanto de Izamal viola, piano
3. En la Estera del Chilam Balam
amplified flute, C
or G (On the Mat
of the Jaguar
Priest)
4. The Oracle of 13 Sky soprano,
small chorus, pno.,
organ, electronic playback, instrumental
ensemble
5. Puczikal Petén [Spanish
version] computerized
fixed media,
narration. Hearts of Yucatán, English
version.
6. Zaquico'xol Eb tpt., organ
(A
Red Dwarf Tends the Volcano)
7. The Maya Curse Pedro de Alvarado piano quintet
8. Jaguar Poems sopr.,
Pierrot ens.+ 1 perc.
(chamber vers.) or, sopr.,
piano
(piano vers.)
9. Aluxes! 2 picc., piano resonance
10. The Crystal Skull of Lubaantun
fixed media
electronics
LISTEN to the Crystal Skull interpreted in notes based on the Mayan Calendar!
11. Mam Se Mueve horn (+conch shell)/pno.
12. Pok-ta-Pok 2-pno. version;
version for large orchestra
13. Copal 7 instruments plus concertato harpsichord
14. The Vision Serpent piano solo
15. Precious First-Rat alto flute, celesta
16. Motmot flute, alto flute, metronome
17. Chalchihuites solo cello
18. 2012 solo horn, electronic delay and efx
LISTEN
to the "2012 theme," heralding the end of the Fourth Creation in
the
year 2012!
[Steve Gross, horn, w/processing]
19. Monster Owls 2-ch. stereo CD, 4-ch. DVD-A
20. Godpots (Ollas) 3 fl.,
doubling picc., alto fl. and
ocarinas or, 4
fl., doubling
picc., alto fl., bass fl. and ocarinas
22. Zapatismo! double chorus,
SATB + SATB;
2 gte. parts (doubled),
marimba, castanets
3 graduated toms, maracas
23. Yaxuun [Raxóm, mystical bird] solo piano
24. Demon Zero 4-track DVD-A [or 2-tr. CD-R] plus solo stereo scratch tracks
25. Tollan [I. Place of the Reeds, II. Snake Mountain]. oboe and pipe organ
26. Only Armadillos They Danced string quartet plus (live) scratch turntable
27. Xtaj [Lust Woman] or, La Llorona amplified piano solo, with piano harp efx
28a. Xunaan Balam [Jaguar Woman]
amplified soprano, piano
28b. Xunaan Balam [Jaguar Woman] amplified
soprano, 2
percussion, piano
29. The Princess of the 9 Cave
fixed media: soprano, 4-hand marimba, electronic tracks,
2-track and 4-track versions
CLICK FOR PIECES NOS, 30 and ff. !
E-mail Jeremy Haladyna (link, or: haladyna@ucsb.edu)
Obtaining Scores and Recordings
Jeremy Haladyna in the monster mouth at Chicanná, Campeche state, MX...treasure of the Rio Bec style. July, 2008 [photo by Dutch tourist]