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Corrente is a piece originally written to celebrate the Swedish Literary Society of Finland on the occasion of its 127th year. This may have influenced the composer to bring out a certain sense of “festivas” to the work. Corrente is Italian and refers to the baroque dance, “courant” in French, and the baroque ingredients can be shown as the top of an iceberg.“Corrente” also bears meaning of “running, and “steam”. The material of the piece is based on rhythmic loops of different size that superposed produce caleidoscopic textures. This rather minimalistic approach is mostly deformed by changing the patterns in an irregular way. Also narrative aspects of the material is enhanced by giving the musical characters different roles as they affect each others during the piece.Corrente is scored for a small orchestra with a maximum of different instruments, one of each, allowing a rich variety of timbral possibilities.© Chester Music Ltd.If Piano Concerto is a first step towards a new stylistic phase, Corrente is clearly its fulfilment. Lindberg abandons the articulation of music via instrumental gestures, and turns towards continuums. Commissioned by the Swedish Literature Society of Finland for its annual festival and mainly written in Helsinki during the autumn of 1991, Corrente, for sixteen instruments, was first performed at the University of Helsinki in February 1992. The Italian title refers to a baroque dance, the courante. This reference is due to the short harmonic sequence in the middle of the piece, which comes from Funeral Music for Queen Mary by Purcell.Another version of Corrente was performed at the Toimii ensemble's concert at the Kulturhuset in Stokcholm, in September 1992, with the title Decorrente. Its material was afterwards enlarged into an orchestral symphony in Corrente II.© Risto Nieminen, 1993translated by © Nick Le Quesne© Ircam - Centre Georges-Pompidou, 1993(From Magnus Lindberg, Helsinki 1996)Si Piano Concerto no l était un essai vers une nouvelle phase stylistique, Corrente en est clairement la réalisation. Magnus Lindberg abandonne l’articulation de la musique par des gestes instrumentaux et s’oriente vers les continuums. Commandée par l’associateion suédoise de la littérature en Finlande pour sa fête annuelle et écrite en grande partie pendant l’automne 1991 à Helsinki, Corrente, pour seize instrumentistes, fut créée à l'université d’Helsinki en février 1992. Le titre en italien se réfère à la danse baroque, “courante” en français. Cette allusion est due à la courte succession harmonique au milieu de la pièce, provenant de la Musique funèbre pour la reine Mary de Purcell.Une autre version de Corrente fut réalisée au concert de l’ensemble Toimii au Kulturhuset à Stockholm, en septembre 1992, sous le titre Decorrente. Par la suite, son matériau fut développé aux dimensions d’un orchestre symphonique dans Corrente II.© Risto Nieminen, 1993© Ircam - Centre Georges-Pompidou, 1993(From Magnus Lindberg, France 1993)Corrente valmistui Svenska Litteratursällskapet i Finlandin tilauksesta vuonna 1992. Vielä samana vuonna Lindberg laati teoksesta uuden, laajentuneen version Corrente II sinfoniaorkesterille. Correntessa keskeisenä materiaalina ovat ostinatomaisesti toistuvat rytmikuviot, jotka kuitenkin luovat alati eläviä, tihentyviä ja harvenevia liikehahmoja mm. rytmiyksiköiden erilaisten alajakojen avulla. Teoksen nimi viittaa barokin ajan tanssimuotoon couranteen, ja musiikkiin sisältyy ohimenevä viittaus Purcellin teokseen Funeral Music for Queen Mary. Toisaalta otsikko tarkoittaa myös ”virtaamista”, ja teos muodostaakin eloisasti eteenpäin soljuvan kokonaisuuden. Lyhyen suvantovaiheen jälkeen musiikki kiinteytyy minimalistissävyiseen tanssikohtaukseen, jossa myös Stravinskyn haamu tuntuu kummittelevan.© Kimmo Korhonen, 1997(Ondine ODE 882-2, 1997)

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Abbreviation	Instrument
Woodwind
acl	alto clarinet
afl	alto flute
arec	alto recorder
asax	alto saxophone
barsax	baritone saxophone
barhn	baritone horn
bcl	bass clarinet
bfl	bass flute
bob	bass oboe
bsax	bass saxophone
bsn	bassoon
cbsn	contrabassoon
cl	clarinet
ehn	English horn
fl	flute
hn	French horn
ob	oboe
pic	piccolo
rec	recorder
sax	saxophone
srec	soprano recorder
ssax	soprano saxophone
trec	tenor recorder
tsax	tenor saxophone
Brass
ahn	alto horn
atrb	altotrombone
barhn	baritone horn
btrb	bass trombone
cornet	cornet
euph	euphonium
fhn	flugelhorn
hn	French horn
tba	tuuba
thn	tenor horn
trb	trombone
trp	trumpet
Percussion
dr	drums
glock	glockenspiel
mar	marimba
perc	percussion
timp	timpani
vibr	vibraphone
xyl	xylophone
Strings
db	double bass
gamba	viola da gamba
str	strings
vla	viola
vlc	cello
vln	violin
Other
acc	accordion
cel	celesta
cemb	harpsichord
chords	chords
elbas	electric bass
elg	electric guitar
elorg	electric organ
elpno	electric piano
guit	guitar
harm	harmonium
hca	harmonica
hp	harp
instr	instrument
kantele	kantele
keyb	keyboard
live electr	live electronics
mand	mandolin
mel	melody
org	organ
pno	piano
synth	synthesizer
tape	tape
Vocal
alto	alto
baryt	baritone
basso	bass voice
ch	choir
chc	childrens choir
chf	female choir
chm	male choir
chx	mixed choir
cten	countertenor
mezzo	mezzo-soprano
sopr	soprano
speaker	speaker
ten	tenor
voc	vocal

Symphony orchestra
2222 4331 11 1, str = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, one other percussionist, harp and strings
Wind band
2252 3 423 21212 3 = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 5 clarinets, 2 bassoons - 3 saxophones - 4 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones - 2 cornets, alto horn, 2 tenor horns, baritone horn, 2 tubas - 3 percussionists
Big band
221 4 4, pno, guit, db, dr = 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, guitar, double bass, drums
Additional codes
+	fl+pic = flutist doubles on piccolo
/	pno/org = can be played on either piano or organ
lib	ad libitum
obl	obligato
str	str: 65432 = specified number of string players
str min	str min: 65432 = at least 65432
str max	str max: 65432 = not more than 65432
solo	vln solo = violin is the solo instrument in a work not obviously for solo violin