Ankeriaan päiväuni
by Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Eel reverie
Description
This short tableau features the clarinet as a fourth choral part and as a solo choir downwards but also bubbles away in its upper register. The mood is tranquil throughout, and the harmonies are soft and flowing. What the eel is actually daydreaming about is up to the listener to deduce: the eel cannot speak, and I’m not telling.
This work was commissioned by the Galante Children’s Choir of Vantaa, Finland, and was premiered conducted by Jani Sivén at its 10th anniversary concert in October 1998.
© Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, 1999
Tässä lyhyessä tunnelmakuvassa klarinetti toimii sekä neljäntenä kuorostemmana että soolosoittimena; se laajentaa kuorosatsin rekisteriä alaspäin mutta myös lurittelee omiaan ylärekisterissä. Tunnelma on kauttaaltaan rauhallinen ja harmoniat pehmeästi soljuvia. Se, mistä ankerias sitten uneksii, on kuulijan pääteltävä: ankerias ei osaa puhua, enkä minä kerro.
Teoksen tilasi Galante-lapsikuoro, joka kantaesitti sen Jani Sivénin johdolla 10-vuotisjuhlakonsertissaan lokakuussa 1998.
© Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, 1999
Instrumentation chf/chc, cl
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 Vocal and Choral Works
Language Fi
Premiere
Galante Children's Choir, cond. Jani Sivén, Vantaa, October 1998.
Commisioned by / dedications Commissioned by the Galante Children's Choir.
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