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Mirrors is a piece written originally for the CD-Rom Prisma dedicated to my music. In the context of the CD-Rom, the user can build and play his own versions of Mirrors, by combining pre-defined fragments. Because written for this purpose, the piece is built in such a manner that it can be reconstructed in multiple versions. The fragments of the game are the passages separated with double bar.The existing score is my own versions of Mirrors, but musicians are welcome to construct their versions of it. They should, anyway, try to follow the ideas I had about musical mirrors: there should be always a mirror in one or several of the following musical dimensions: rhythm, pitch, instrumental gesture or timbre. The mirror can be horizontal, between flute and cello (bars 4-5: rhythm mirror, bar 17: gesture, etc) or vertical (bars 57-58: timbre, bars 65-66: flute gesture, cello gesture, rhythm and pitch).© Kaija Saariaho, 1998(Chester Music Ltd.)Mirrors wurde ursprünglich für die CD-ROM Prisma geschrieben, die meiner Musik gewidmet ist. Im Kontext der CD-ROM kann der Benutzer seine eigenen Versionen von Mirrors bilden und abspielen lassen, indem er vorgefertigte Fragmente kombiniert. Da es für diesen Zweck geschrieben wurde, ist das Stück so gemacht, daß es in vielfältige Versionen zusammengesetzt werden kann. Die Fragmente des Spiels sind Passagen, die in der Partitur durch Doppelstriche voneinander getrennt sind.Die gedruckte Partitur ist meine eigene Version von Mirrors, aber die Musiker können gerne ihre eigenen Fassungen des Stücks zusammenstellen. Sie sollen allerdings versuchen, meinen Grundideen über musikalische Spiegelungen zu folgen – es sollen immer Spiegelungen in einer oder mehreren der folgenden musikalischen Dimensionen vorhanden sein: Rhythmus, Tonhöhe, instrumentaler Gestus oder Klangfarbe.© Kaija Saariaho, 1998Im Laufe des Spiels wird ein altes Gedicht zitiert, das berühmt wurde durch seine Abbildung auf einem Wandteppich, der im Museum von Cluny hängt. Es handeltvon einer Frau, die einen Spiegel hält, in dem ein Einhorn sein Spiegelbild sieht:“Miroir clair- –brillant sans souillure –dans lequel il peut se voir lui même et voir l’amour de sa Dame.”Kaija Saariaho wrote this charming flute-cello duo for her CD-ROM publication Prisma. The work involves not only her two favourite instruments but many of the characteristic features and gestures of her music. The work is based on the idea of musical mirrors: horizontal and vertical mirrors, rhythm mirrors, colour mirrors, etc.© Risto Nieminentranslated by © Jaakko Mäntyjärvi

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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