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<p>A world only dreamed resulted from a series of encounters with the music and family of the late American composer George Rochberg (1918-2005), whose work in both music and writing has been a strong influence on my own. Reading Rochberg's memoir, Five Lines, Four Spaces in 2009, I was moved by the brief passages about his son, Paul, a precociously talented poet who died of a brain tumor at the age of twenty. Rochberg's grief was still palpable, present in a way that suggested he could barely bring himself to speak of it even many years later, a loss that resonated with me, having just become a father myself. After I posted a short comment about the book on my weblog, I received a very gracious letter from Rochberg's widow, Gene. Through our subsequent correspondence, I came to own a volume of Paul's poetry, and I was captivated by the richness and conciseness of his verses, almost haiku-like in both their brevity and the crystalline sharpness of their imagery. One in particular caught my attention, no doubt because its images of night, stars, sleep and eternity are recurring ones in my own work, and I resolved to set it in an upcoming work I was planning for my wife, the Estonian kantele artist Hedi Viisma.</p><p>The piece is a simple two-part form consisting of a prelude followed by a song. The fragmentary prelude, marked by quiet, nocturnal rustlings, is a dialogue between characters, with a sinuous, lyrical line in the alto flute contrasting a more detached, arching viola part. The kannel flits back and forth between these two worlds, commenting on them and slowly drawing them together. Eventually, enough threads are gathered to form a tapestry for the song setting, a quiet elegy for mezzo-soprano. I owe a debt of gratitude to Mrs Gene Rochberg, for her gift of her son's poetry collection and her kind permission for this use of it. A world only dreamed is dedicated to Hedi Viisma, who commissioned it for her and flutist Hanna Kinnunen's doctoral concert series, with the generous assistance of the Jenni and Antti Wihuri Fund and the Finnish National Arts Council.</p>

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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