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My clarinet concerto was strongly influenced by the enthusiasm engendered by the musicianship of the soloist at its first performance, Kari Kriikku. There are many traces of Kriikku to be seen and heard in the final result, but in particular his completely fearless, unfailingly positive attitude, open to all and everything, as a player, and even more, the way in which he perceives the world. It is this that fostered the overall mood of the concerto. Anyone who spends his life working with modern art cannot at times help wondering at the immensity of the leaden Weltschmerz and Angst that always seem to weigh down most of the creative spirit of our times. True, we are living in hard times, but I feel we should also remember the existence of the positive phenomena in life, such as humour. Carpe diem! was composed in the grips of such emotions, and something of this has, I hope, been transferred to the music itself, even though the concerto is admittedly not entirely without its shadows. The title is borrowed from the poet Horatius and literally means something like ‘pluck the day’: today we would probably say ‘grasp the moment’, which I sometimes interpret as meaning the same as ‘live to the full’, or again ‘don’t worry unnecessarily’.© Jouni Kaipainen, 1994(Finnish Broadcasting Company)La naissance de concerto pour clarinette a été fortement influencée par l’enthousiasme créé par Kari Kriikku, le soliste de la première audition. La marque de Kriikku se voit et s’entend dans nombre de choses, mais en particulier son attitude en tant que musicien – qui n’a peur de rien, qui est ouvert à tout et est constamment positif – cette attitude est même plus, c’est une facon d’ébaucher un monde, est c’est dans ce climat général que baigne le concerto. Quelqu’un qui effectue une oeuvre dans l’art moderne ne peut pas ne pas s’étonner de cette quantité de Weltschmerz et de Angst qui semble toujours peser lourdement sur la majeure partie de l’esprit créateur de notre temps. Il est vrai que nous vivons des temps difficiles, mais je pense qu’il est juste aussi de se rappeler l’existence des phénomènes positifs de la vie, tels que l’humour par exemple. Le concerto Carpe Diem! a été compose sous l’empire de tels sentiments et j’espère aussi que quelque chose de cela est passé dans la musique, bien que mon concerto ne soit pas tout à fait sans couleur sombre. Le nom du concerto m’a été fourni par le poète latin Horace; ces mots signifient ‘Mets à profit le jour présent’, la langue moderne dirait sans doute ‘Profite de l’instant’, ce que j’interprète parfois en ‘Vis intensément ta vie’ ou bien ‘Ne t’en fais pas sans raison’.© Jouni Kaipainen, 1994(Diffusion Radio-Télévision Finlandaise)

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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

Carpe diem! Op. 38