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As the Kampin Laulu Chamber Choir was coming up to its 10th anniversary in 2000, its founder and conductor Timo Lehtovaara approached me to write one of ten commissioned pieces for the anniversary concert. He half-jokingly suggested the title No More Shakespeare Songs to follow up my Four Shakespeare Songs and More Shakespeare Songs. I took up the idea, although I took the liberty of appending a question mark — I may well one day write Even More Shakespeare Songs...The text is Puck’s epilogue from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The music sounds maddeningly simple (although it contains some fairly complex harmonies), and the piece simply consists of racing through the text at a breakneck speed. And then again a semitone higher and faster. And then again a semitone higher and even faster. Despite its brevity, the piece manages to incorporate influences from a number of sources, for instance Jukka Linkola and Gilbert & Sullivan.© Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, 2002Kampin Laulun lähestyessä 10-vuotisjuhlaansa v. 2000 sen perustaja ja johtaja Timo Lehtovaara tilasi minulta yhden kymmenestä juhlakonsertissa kantaesitettävästä teoksesta. Hän ehdotti puoliksi vitsinä teoksen nimeksi No More Shakespeare Songs, olinhan aiemmin kirjoittanut teokset Four Shakespeare Songs ja More Shakespeare Songs. Otin vihjeestä vaarin, mutta laitoin varmuuden vuoksi kysymysmerkin nimen perään — eihän sitä tiedä vaikka tässä vielä syntyisi Even More Shakespeare Songs...Tekstinä on Puckin epilogi näytelmästä Kesäyön unelma. Musiikki on raivostuttavan simppelin kuuloista (vaikka sen harmoniat ovatkin aika mutkikkaita), ja koko kappale koostuu siitä, että teksti roiskitaan läpi pikavauhtia. Ja sitten puoli sävelaskelta korkeampaa ja nopeammin. Ja sitten vielä puoli sävelaskelta korkeampaa ja vielä nopeammin. Lyhyydestään huolimatta kappale sisältää vaikutteita lukuisista eri lähteistä, joista mainittakoon Jukka Linkola ja Gilbert & Sullivan.© Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, 2002

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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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