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Helén Jahren wanted a concerto for oboe, but I have named the piece Cadenza to expose the true nature of it. I wanted to define the musical development for the soloist. The work is divided into three parts, of which the first and third can he connected to the concept of cadence in the meaning of the virtuoso solo part of the instrumental concert. The middle part of the piece is an elegy for cor anglais — thanks to my wife Solveig von Schoultz, whose last days were at hand at the time the piece was composed.The purpose of the orchestra is meditative. It comments, often fragmentally, on the purpose of the soloist’s task, which, indeed, is the central event of the work. In this way the name of the piece Cadenza is reinforced in that the term refers to the ability of the soloist to perceive and to the soloist’s technical skills in controlling the acoustic colour, shades of tones, microintervals, flageolets, tremolos, glissandos and expressive legatos.© Erik Bergman, 1997Helén Jahren halusi saada oboekonserton, mutta olen nimennyt teoksen Cadenzaksi, jotta teoksen koko luonne tulisi ilmi: halusin tarkentaa solistille teoksen musikaalisen kehityksen. Teos jakautuu kolmeen osaan, joista ensimmäinen ja kolmas voidaan yhdistää kadenssin käsitteeseen soitinkonserton virtuoosimaisen soolo-osuuden merkityksessä. Teoksen keskimmäinen osa on elegia englannintorvelle – se on kiitos puolisolleni Solveig von Schoultzille, jonka viimeiset elinpäivät olivat tuolloin käsillä.Orkesterin tehtävä teoksessa on meditatiivinen. Se kommentoi, usein fragmentaarisesti, solistin tehtävää, joka on teoksen keskeinen tapahtuma. Sitä kautta teoksen nimi Kadenssi vahvistuu, viittaahan termi solistin hahmotuskykyyn ja tekniseen osaamiseen hallita klangeja, värivivahteita, mikrointervalleja, flageoletteia, tremoloita, glissandoja sekä ekspressiivistä legatoa.© Erik Bergman, 1997Cadenza för oboe och orkester har tillkommit på Hélen Jahrens tillskyndan. Hon ville ha en oboekonsert, men jag har betitlat verket Kadens för att ange karaktären. Jag ville fokusera det musikaliska skeendet på solisten. Verket fördelar sig på tre satser, av vilka den första och den tredje anknyter till begreppet Kadens, i meningen virtuosmässigt soloavsnitt i en instrumental-konsert. Den mellersta är en elegi för engelskt horn – en tanke till min hustru, Solveig von Schoultz, som just då levde sina sista dagar.Orkesterns andel i verket är meditativ. Den kommenterar (ofta i form av fragmentariska avsnitt) solistens uppgift, det centrala skeendet. Och därmed bekräftas kompositionens titel Kadens, som i hög grad vädjar till solistens gestaltningsförmåga och tekniska kunnande att bemästra multifona klanger, färgvalörer, mikro-intervaller, flageoletter, olika tremoli, glissandi och inte minst expressivt legatospel. Verket är tillägnat Helén Jahren och skrivet i november l996.© Erik Bergman, 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

Cadenza per oboe e orchestra