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While writing my string orchestra composition Lumen, I got tremendously inspired by the effect that Finnish nature can have on a person. The cold but extremely dark, depressing wintertime was suddenly illuminated by the crisp frosty snowfall of which the sunlight was reflected brightly into the eye. This apparition of brightness while still sketching the piece gave the work its title ('lumen' means 'light' in Latin, and 'snow', or actually 'snow's' or 'of snow', in Finnish). Even if the composition is remotely in variation form, the "theme" is not melodic in a traditional sense. It is more like a graphical curve, or a ray of light that goes through various prisms: colour, harmony, rhythm, density, space… the dimensions of the musical space, the different parameters. Thinking of light and its "lightness" gave the work its rather slow, peaceful mood. In my mind, the long, sustained note g that draws the curve in space while moving through the orchestra in the beginning of the piece is like a flashlight in a dark room. Little by little, the room starts to be illuminated more. As the light moves around through various stages in the work, it finally releases its energy in the fast section near the end of the work: as if suddenly experiencing the speed of light – or perhaps just sledging through the glimmering snow on a bright winter day.© 2007 Jarkko HartikainenSana 'lumen' tarkoittaa latinan kielessä valoa. Valo jousiorkesteriteoksessa Lumen (2007) on teema, joka, valon tavoin, ei ole perinteisessä mielessä aineellinen, eikä sillä ole massaa. Musiikkiin valo heijastuu kuin prismojen läpi kulkeva valonsäde (muutoksen kuvana) esiintyen vuorollaan dynamiikassa, rytmissä, harmoniassa, tiheydessä, linjassa, värissä sekä näiden erilaisina sekoituksina, yhdistelminä... Aivan teoksen alussa valo heijastuu jousiorkesterin muodostamaan tilaan, kartoittaen sitä majakkamaisesti kaksiviivaisena g-sävelenä.Valon keveys ja aineettomuus heijastuu teoksen tiettyyn pysähtyneisyyteen ja toivottavasti pimeän talvipäivän valkaisevan lumen tavoin vaikuttavaan pelkistyneisyyteen. Prismojen kautta kulkiessaan valo kerää ja antaa energiaa, joka purkautuu lähellä teoksen loppua, kuin antaen voimannäytteen valonnopeudesta. Tai kenties kyse on riemusta, kun on lopulta päästy pulkkamäkeen, mistä sen tietää.Teoksen tilasi japanilainen Rohm Music Foundation, ja kantaesitys tapahtui Andrea Raffaninin johdolla toukokuussa 2007 Kiotossa, osana Kyoto International Music Students Festivalia.© 2007 Jarkko Hartikainen

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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