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A piece intended for radio broadcast, Faust was produced at Finnish Radio Experimental Studio between September 1985 and June 1986. Besides Lindberg, the team consisted of the writer Juha Siltanen (born in 1959) and the sound engineer Juhani Liimatainen (born in 1952), who has since become a member of the Toimii ensemble. Faust, which includes recordings made in a shipyard, a power station, a printing works and a brewery, can be seen as following in the tradition of musique concrète. To this material are added instrumental sounds, notably cello (Anssi Karttunen) and clarinet (Kari Kriikku), and human voices (the actors Ragni Grönblom and Kauko Laurikainen). Lindberg also used a short sequence from the recording of Kraft, as well as synthesized sounds. The text, which does not refer explicitly to the story of Faust, is a long prose poem about an imaginary boat journey in Venice, with the city of water in flames.This highly intensive collective project was rewarded in September 1986, when the jury of Prix Italia - a radiophonic competition - decided to award it first prize.© Risto Nieminen, 1993translated by © Nick Le Quesne© Ircam - Centre Georges-Pompidou, 1993(From Magnus Lindberg, Helsinki 1996)Pièce destinée à être diffusée à la radio, Faust fut réalisée au studio expérimental de la radio finlandaise entre septembre 1985 et juin 1986. L'équipe comprenait, outre Lindberg, l'écrivain Juha Siltanen (né en 1959) et l'ingénieur du son, Juhani Liimatainen (né en 1952), devenu membre de l'ensemble Toimii. Faust, qui inclut des enregistrements effectués sur un chantier naval, dans une centrale thermique, une imprimerie, une brasserie, peut être considérée comme héritière de la musique concrète. S'y ajoutent des sons instrumentaux, notamment du violoncelle (Anssi Karttunen) et de la clarinette (Kari Kriikku), des voix humaines (les acteurs Ragni Grönblom et Kauko Laurikainen). Lindberg a utilisé également une petit séquence de l'enregistrement de Kraft, ainsi que des sons de synthèse. Le texte, sans se référer explicitement à l'histoire de Faust, est un long poème en prose sur un voyage imaginaire en bateau à Venise, ville d'eau en flammes.Ce travail collectif très intensif reçut une récompense en septembre 1986 : le jury du concours radiophonique, le Prix Italia, décidait de lui attribuer le premier prix.© Risto Nieminen, 1993© Ircam - Centre Georges-Pompidou, 1993(From Magnus Lindberg, Ircam 1993)

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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