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For man, ‘now’ is the very heart of existence lying between the events of the past and the dawning of a new day. The title of my work Now was chosen in order to describe the creative process itself - ideas vieing with one another and colliding. In the midst of a violent outburst one may suddenly come upon an equally surprising moment of calm, a reflection on time's onward flow and the course taken by creation. The work's four movements make use of many similar thematic elements. Various motives appear and reappear like reminiscences or flashbacks. Different shades of illumination and playing techniques bring the content into relief, one contrast enhancing another. The four movements should be regarded as a whole. Everything happens now, in the present, within the frame where the music's content has been set out. The viola and the piano engage in a dialogue where the partners comment and answer in turn. Each has his or her own integrity, character and personality.Now was commissioned by the 1995 Lapland Festival in Arjeplog, Sweden, with funds provided by NOMUS.© Erik Bergman(Fennica Gehrman)Nuet upplever mänskan som existensens kärna mellan gårdagens förflutna och den kommande morgondagen. Titeln på min komposition Nu vill återge skapandeprocessen, idéerna som bryter sig mot varandra. Nutt i ett häftigt utbrott kan man plötsligt träffas av en lika häftig blixt av stillhet, av begrundan över tidens framfart, över skapelseprocessens utveckling. Det tematiska materialet i de fyra satserna är delvis gemensamt, olika motiv dyker upp och återkommer som en påminnelse. Olika belysningar, olika spelsätt ger relief åt innehållet, kontrasterna belyser varandra. De fyra satserna är att betrakta som en helhet. Allt sker nu, inom ramen för innehålet. Samspelet mellan altviolinen och pianot är en dialog, man kommenterar och svarar varandra. Var och en har sin integritet, sin karaktär och personlighet.Nu är ett beställningsarbete för Lapplands Festspel 1995 i Arjeplog, med stöd av NOMUS.© Erik Bergman(Fenica Gehrman)

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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