Music Finland Core

* Title

Additional title

Description

It's probably quite an ordinary tale. First I had to do a piece for bass clarinet and tape that would at some point feature a few phonograph recordings of Bartók from a hundred years ago - the village standing in its Sunday best against a white washed wall, taking turns to perform to the gentleman's machine, more scratching on the tape, more sounds of a century of wear than song, but singing even so: solemn and lusty, and at the end a voice yelling: 'I, Sándor Kornya, 40-year old shepherd of Székelyhodos, sang this on April the fifteenth...' As time went on, I nevertheless wanted to be rid of the tape: to entrust the whole idea to a bass clarinet. Then I began to get sick of the whole folk song, and took determined steps to shake it off. I did not fully succeed, however: not a single line remained of the song and no two notes in succession, but there did remain a sort of shape, a gesture, progression, image, on which I produced and organised my material. And the relationship with the song began to take shape: I would just draw a picture of the song (limn; to draw, paint, illustrate). And nor is it very representational even. Limn was written for and is dedicated to Heikki Nikula.© Lotta Wennäkoski, 2002 (Tampere Biennale)translation by © Susan SinisaloAika tavallinen tarinahan tämä varmaan on. Ensin piti nimittäin tehdä kappale bassoklarinetille ja nauhalle, jossa jossakin vaiheessa soisi muutama Bartókin fonografiäänitys sadan vuoden takaa - koko kylä seisomassa juhlavaatteissaan valkoiseksi kalkitun talon seinustalla, vuorotellen herran koneelle esiintymässä, ääninauhalla enemman rahinaa, enemmän sadan vuoden kulumisen ääntä kuin laulua, mutta laulua toki sitäkin: totista ja reipasta, lopussa kiljahdus 'tämän lauloin minä Sándor Kornya 40-vuotias székelyhodosilainen lammaspaimen huhtikuun viidentenätoista...' Vähän myöhemmin halusin kuitenkin jo eroon nauhasta: toteuttaisinkin koko idean pelkästään bassoklarinetin avulla. Sitten rupesi tympimään koko kansanlaulu, ja aloin pyrkiä siitä päättäväisesti eroon. Kokonaan eroon pääseminen ei kuitenkaan onnistunut: ei jäänyt laulusta säkeen säettä, ei edes kahta nuottia peräkkäin, mutta jäi jokin hahmo, ele, kulku, mielikuva, jonka pohjalta omaa materiaaliani tuotin ja järjestin. Ja suhde lauluun alkoi muotoutua: piirtäisin laulusta vain kuvan (engl. limn; piirtää, maalata, kuvittaa). Eikä se edes ole kovin esittävä. Limn on kirjoitettu ja omistettu Heikki Nikulalle.© Lotta Wennäkoski, 2002 (Tampere Biennale)

Year of composing

Arranger

Movements

Availability

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