From the composer: “Seven Silences” was notated in 2006 as study material for an international workshop on the theme of “silence.” By concentrating on a specific musical phenomenon, an attempt is made to create a corresponding quality of silence. The essence therefore happens in the listening prior to, in between and after the playing process and eludes notation. In this sense, the pieces can also be regarded as meditations for lyre players. They unfold their power more through deepening repetition in individual study and are intended less as “performance pieces.”