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Omat varhaiset muistot tunkevat mieleen siinä vaiheessa, kun miehestä tulee isoisä, Nonno. Koulupoikana soitin pianon ohella sähkökitaraa, mutta sen jälkeen suhteeni rytmimusiikkiin katkesi — tai sanokaamme, että siitä jäi jäljelle etäinen mielenkiinto ja ihailu jazzia kohtaan. Joistakin klassisille kokoonpanoille kirjoittamistani teoksista (pianotrio, Hermes, Treno della notte) löytyy vahvoja viitteitä jazziin. Kun sitten UMO:n tilaus tarjosi mahdollisuuden säveltää bigbändille, päätin kuitenkin, että juuri siinä teoksessa kiertäisin jazzin kaukaa. Toisin kävi. Bigbändille ominainen soundi vei mennessään, ja mieleeni nousivat myös kouluaikojeni bluesrytmit. Improvisaatiotakin teoksessa on, joskin vähemmän ja tarkemmin ohjattuna kuin yleensä jazzissa.Nonno tulee yhdeksänneksi teokseksi pianokonserttojeni sarjaan, jonka jäsenistä useimmat on kirjoitettu poikkeuksellisille kokoonpanoille. Konserton ensimmäinen osa, "Sequenza", kasvaa — pianon avauksen jälkeen — systemaattisesti yhdeksi laajaksi kaarrokseksi. Toinen osa, "Ninna nanna", käynnistyy nimensä mukaisesti pehmeänä kehtolauluna, mutta äityy ennen pitkää bluesiksi. Kolmannen osan otsikko "Cavalcata" tarkoittaa kavalkadia, kirjavien joukkojen ohimarssia, mutta myös ratsastusta (mistä syystä siellä vilahtaa muuan "Cavalcata delle Valchirie"...)Mikko Heiniö 2011Early childhood memories impose themselves on a man when he becomes a grandfather, nonno. When I was at school, I played the electric guitar in addition to the piano, but my relationship with rhythm music went no further than that – apart from leaving me with a distant fascination with and admiration for jazz.There is a strong flavour of jazz in some of my works written for classical ensembles (the Piano Trio, Hermes, Treno della notte); but when a commission from UMO Jazz Orchestra gave me the opportunity to actually write something for big band, I decided to steer well clear of jazz. I should have known better. The characteristic sound of the big band took over and steered the music, and the blues rhythms that I had toyed with back in school resurfaced. There is some improvisation in the piece too, although less of it and more closely controlled than usually in jazz music.Nonno is the ninth in my series of piano concertos, most of which are written for quite unusual ensembles. The first movement, ‘Sequenza’, is introduced by the piano and then systematically grows into a single, soaring arc. The second movement, ‘Ninna nanna’, begins as a lullaby true to its title but soon morphs into blues. The title of the third movement ‘Cavalcata’, refers to a diverse and colourful procession but can also simply mean a horseback ride (which is why a certain ‘Cavalcata delle Valchirie’ makes a cameo appearance...).Mikko Heiniö 2011Translation: 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