Aina on tänään
by Maija Hynninen
It is always today
Description
All days begin from a single day
As I walk I clutch a stone in my hand
From words island, from the island the boundaries
Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen (2013)
Radiophonic piece It is always today is a journey into oneself. The narrator is on an island and becomes an island. Before the piece begins there has been a tragedy, which leads the narrator into isolation. The French texts by Elke de Rijcke, describing an airport space, paint a picture where the affections are "torn to pieces in the agonizing cold". Icy shell of these frozen feelings grow over the narrator and she/he is alone with her/his thoughts. The transformation from this lonely space begins into another one, that is full of life. After the ice rind has flaked and freed the narrator she/he steps onto a busy street and a comfortable warmth of a Parisian cafe. Decisions have been made to lead a life how one desires. The journey begun from a single day, that could be any day, or today. It is comforting to realise that it is always today.
Jussi Lehtonen, Finnish poems
Noora Dadu, Finnish poems
Fabienne Séveillac, French poems
Davide Giovanzana, French poems
Fabienne Séveillac, female voice
Juho Laitinen, electric cello
Jozsef Hars, conductor
Hanna Kinnunen, flute/piccolo
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet/bass clarinet
Miikka Saarinen, trumpet
Tommi Hyytinen, corno
Saara Olarte, harp
Petteri Kippo, percussion
Mirka Malmi, violin
Carmen Moggach, viola
Juho Laitinen, cello
Maija Hynninen, electronics and editing
Anders Pohjola, mixing
Maija Hynninen, recording
James Andean, recording
Davis Ozolins, recording
Andreas Bick, recording
Instrumentation Fixed media, 2 channels
Instrument codes
| 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 |
Coding for instrument ensembles and orchestras
| 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 |
Category Multimedia Works
Language Fi
Lyricist VIlja-Tuulia Huotarinen, Elke de Rijcke
Premiere
First performance in radio 7.9.2016, YLE Radio 1
Movements I Isolation, ice rind II Search III Transformation, flaking of the ice rind IV Conclusion, liberation
Commisioned by / dedications Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company
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