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Sanni und der Wolf had its beginnings in a request from Tapio Tuomela for a piece to be included in the Society of Finnish Composers’ concert at the Helsinki Biennale. Shortly after this I found from my shelves a lullaby I had composed three years ago for my new-born daughter Sanni. As one of the basic ideas behind the concert was that the composers should not only play themselves, but work together, I invited Jovanka Trbojevic along on the project, since I have long admired her open-minded approach and the sensitive instincts with which she shapes her works in her own likeness.We together planned the shape of a piece that would work towards my lullaby, which would then be played as such on one piano at the close. After this original design-work, we each composed our own sections of the piece, and then went over them together. Practically all the harmonic, melodic and rhythmic material is drawn from the first 26 bars of the lullaby. Ideas also came in from sketches Jovanka had made for an early piano composition, including drum-like prepared strings on both pianos, a feature that runs through the entire work.As for the name — Sanni und der Wolf — well, there is no conscious link with the Prokofiev’s work, although the German edition of Peter and the Wolf did happen to be on my desk at the time we were completing this work. We simply looked around for a fairy-tale title that would somehow point back to the original idea behind the work.© Veli-Matti Puumala, 1997Sanni und der Wolf sai alkusysäyksen Tapio Tuomelan pyydettyä minulta kappaleen Suomen Säveltäjien Helsinki Biennale -konserttiin. Pian tämän jälkeen löysin hyllystäni vajaat kolme vuota sitten säveltämäni kehtolaulun vastasyntyneelle tyttärelleni Sannille. Koska yksi konsertin perusideoista oli, että säveltäjät paitsi soittavat itse, myös tekevät yhteistyötä, pyysin Jovanka Trbojevicia mukaan, sillä olen jo pitkään ihaillut hänen avointa asennettaan ja sitä herkkää vaistoa, jolla hän muovaa omat kappaleensa niin itsensä näköisiksi.Suunnittelimme yhdessä kappaleen muodon, jonka tähtäyspisteeksi tuli kehtolauluni, joka soitetaan lopussa toisella pianolla sellaisenaan. Alkusuunnittelun jälkeen kumpikin sävelsi omat jaksonsa, joita sitten yhdessä ruodittiin. Lähes koko teoksen harmoninen, melodinen ja rytminen materiaali on johdettu kehtolaulun 26 ensimmäisestä tahdista. Mukaan tuli myös ideoita Jovankan varhaisemman pianokappaleen luonnoksista, mm. molempien pianoiden rumpumaiset preparoidut sävelet, jotka kuuluvat läpi koko teoksen.Sanni und der Wolf? Teoksella ei ole ainakaan mitään tietoista yhteyttä Prokofjevin Pekka ja susi -teokseen, vaikka kyseisen teoksen saksankielinen versio sattuikin olemaan työpöydälläni sävellyksen valmistumisen aikoihin. Etsimme sadunomaista nimeä, joka jollakin tavalla viittaisi kappaleen lähtökohtiin.”© Veli-Matti Puumala, 1997

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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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