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The name of my work for percussion soloist and chamber orchestra comes from two different types of deserts in Sahara: Erg and Hamâda. First I have to say that I have never been in Sahara nor in any other desert but that kind of landscape has always fascinated me. In this piece I am trying to reach the spirit of the environment that is same time beautiful but dangerous, soft and hard, dry but sometimes very rainy, immobile but continuously moving, frozen but vivid...There is no doubt that my experiences of playing Arabian/Middle East music during nineties can be heard in this composition. The piece was written for percussionist Tuomo Lassila who premiered it with Avanti! Chamber Orchestra in Helsinki, February 1, 2004.The work was supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.© A. HyvärinenLyömäsoitinkonserttoni on nimetty kahden erilaisen aavikkotyypin - Erg ja Hamâda - mukaan.Pikaisesti katsottuna näillä aavikkotyypeillä ei näytä olevan juuri mitään yhteistä, mutta läheisempi tarkastelu voi tuottaa päinvastaisen lopputuloksen. Saharan länsiosassa sijaitsevan hiekka-aavikon Ergin luonteenpiirteisiin kuuluvat vaeltavat hiekkadyynit, jotka voivat olla parikin sataa metriä korkeita. Maisema on jatkuvassa muutostilassa, joka saa aikaan kiehtovalla tavalla pehmeän eloisan ilmeen. Muita alueelle tyypillisiä ilmiöitä ovat hiekkamyrskyt, ankara kuivuus ja suuret lämpötilan vaihtelut, jopa yli +50°C:sta alle 0°C:een. Aavikolla matkaavien riesana ovat myös kangastukset, joita oppaina käytettävät Tuaregit pitävät jinnien (eräänlaisten henkiolentojen) aikaansaannoksina. Saharan pohjoisosassa sijaitsevan kivi- ja louhikkoaavikon Hamâdan kasvot ovat puolestaan rosoiset, karun jähmettyneet ja lohkareiset, mutta eivät suinkaan ilmeettömät. Jatkuva tuuli ja ankarat sateet muovaavat sen piirteitä hitaasti mutta varmasti. Hamâdassa voimme kuvitella näkevämme hidastettuna ja suurennettuna sen mitä tapahtuu Ergin yhdessä hiekanjyvässä.© A. Hyvärinen 2003

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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

Erg / Hamâda for percussion soloist and chamber orchestra