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<p>Shom, consisting of seven movements and tape, got its inspiration from Indian Nobel writer Rabindranath Tagore´s aforisms which deal with noise and silence. Song cycle proceeds from a hectic weekday (The Day with the noise, Man goes into noisy crowd) into an intimate night (The world, Put out the lamp) and returns back to a restless day. Tape interludes support the transition from clamorous, pure noises of the day towards to the more static night. The beginning and the end of Shom illustrate the scheduled, atomistic time perception of today, the ”24/7” life, in which man is running himself to death. During the second movement Shom begins to slow down little by little towards the middle movement When the sun goes down, which is based on eastern, cyclic time perception and illustrates temporal continuity and stretching of time. After this song as Shom gradually progresses back to busy daylife, it also moves from the western world to the eastern. In the last tape interlude the eastern and western noises ”drown the silence of all worlds”. The first and the last movement of Shom are variations of each other, as well as the second and the sixth movement. Shom is composed partly into an open form: the second and the sixth; the third and the fifth movement can switch places, the order is decided by the performers. Shom also contains improvisation: there is an improvised cadenza by accordion in the middle of Man goes into noisy crowd for accordion and the singer has some improvised elements in Man goes into noisy crowd. The songs of the Song cycle can be performed 1) each separately 2) as a song cycle but in random order (without the tape) 3) as a song cycle with tape (audio cd, stereo). The material of the tape was designed with music technologist Jussi Suonikko. Shom is Bengalese and it means a.o. cycle. © Minna Leinonen, 2008</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

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