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This piece for clarinet and cello, whose title comes from a Buster Keaton film, was written for Kari Kriikku and Anssi Karttunen, who had asked several Finnish composers to write duos for them. The first performance took place during a concert by the Toimii ensemble at the Warsaw Autumn festival.Steamboat Bill Jr. originated in 1990, during the period when Lindberg was working on Joy. Paradoxically, bearing in mind that the duo is composed for two melodic instruments, the work is founded on a harmonic conception. The clarinet and cello create wide, successivve chords by alternating several levels of register. "I imagine the musicians playing this piece must feel like a chess-player making several moves at the same time," writes Lindberg.Steamboat Bill Jr. is a polystylistic piece, whose characteristics alternate between a scherzo and pure serial music, with effects typical of spectral music and even some elements of minimalism. According to Lindberg: "Pluralism is not necessarily very interesting in itself. The main thing for me is this kaleidoscopic writing, in which the maximum variety is obtained out of a limited musical material."© Risto Nieminen, 1993translated by © Nick Le Quesne© Ircam - Centre Georges-Pompidou, 1993(From Magnus Lindberg, Helsinki 1996)La pièce pour clarinette et violoncelle, dont le titre provient d'un film de Buster Keaton, est écrite pour Kari Kriikku et Aussi Karttunen, qui avaient demandé à plusieurs compositeurs finlandais de leur écrire un duo. La création a eu lieu lors d'un concert de l'ensemble Toimii au Festival d'automne de Varsovie.Steamboat Bill Jr. est née en 1990 pendant la période où Lindberg travaillait sur Joy. Paradoxalement, si l'on pense à un duo composé de deux instruments mélodiques, l'oeuvre se fonde sur une conception harmonique. La clarinette et le violoncelle créent de larges accords successifs en alternant plusieurs niveaux de registre. «J'imagine que le musicien jouant cette pièce doit se sentir comme un joueur d'échecs effectuant plusieurs coups en même temps», écrit Lindberg.© Risto Nieminen, 1993© Ircam - Centre Georges-Pompidou, 1993(From Magnus Lindberg, Ircam 1993)

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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