Come live with me
by Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Modern Madrigal no. 1
Description
I wrote the ‘modern madrigal’ Come Live With Me for the Savolaisen Osakunnan Laulajat student choir to complement the Thomas Morley madrigals that were in the repertoire at the time. The original version of this work was in four parts and contained rather strange voice-leading. I optimistically entitled it Modern Madrigal no. 1, although it took fifteen years before I defined a successor (The Silver Swan, written in 1985 and eventually re-subtitled Modern Madrigal no. 2) - by that time I had reworked the music into five parts and shifted the time signatures around to fit the rhythm of the text better.
The piece is much like a Renaissance ‘balletto’ complete with fa la la refrains, and thus it does not contain excessive contrasts or shifts of mood. A bright sound and crisp rhythms dominate throughout.
© Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, 1999
Kirjoitin ‘modernin madrigaalin’ Come Live With Me (Tule kanssani) Savolaisen Osakunnan Laulajille ohjelmistossa olleiden Thomas Morleyn madrigaalien jatkoksi. Teoksen alkuperäinen versio oli neliääninen ja sisälsi perin merkillisiä äänenkuljetuksia. Annoin sille optimistisesti nimeksi Modern Madrigal no. 1, vaikka sittemmin kestikin lähes 15 vuotta ennen kuin määritin sille seuralaisen (v. 1985 sävelletyn teoksen The Silver Swan, josta tuli Modern Madrigal no. 2) - siinä sivussa satsi muuttui viisiääniseksi, ja nikkaroin vaihtuvia tahtilajeja paremmin tekstiä vastaaviksi.
Teos vastaa ‘balletto’-tyyppistä renessanssiajan madrigaalia fa la la -kertosäkeineen, eikä se näin ollen sisällä suuria kontrasteja eikä tunnelman muutoksia. Raikas sointi ja terävät rytmit hallitsevat koko kappaletta.
© Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, 1999
Instrumentation chx
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 En
Premiere
(original version) Savolaisen Osakunnan Laulajat student choir, cond. Martti Nissinen, Helsinki, 1983; (published version) not known.
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