Eclipse
by Jukka Koskinen
Description
The cello-piano duo Eclipse commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company was completed in summer 1999. I tried to force myself to do something else than I have done in many other recent work, which could be described as howling. In Eclipse, instead of constant crescendo and diminuendo, the dynamics changes less often (or more abruptly) and so does the rhythm: instead of the earlier typical processes of coalescing determined by exponential mathematics, this work uses a clearly audible nearly unchanging isorhythmic structure.
© Jukka Koskinen, 2000
(Musica nova Helsinki)
translated by © Jaakko Mäntyjärvi and © Susan Sinisalo
Radion tilaama sello-pianoduo Eclipse valmistui kesällä 1999. Koetin siinä pakottaa itseni tekemään jotakin muuta kuin muissa viime aikoina säveltämissäni teoksissa, joista monia voitaisiin luonnehtia ulinaksi. Eclipsessä crescendojen ja diminuendojen jatkuvan vuorottelun sijasta dynamiikka on harvemmin (tai porrasmaisesti) muuttuvaa samoin kuin rytmi: aikaisemmin tyypillisten eksponentiaalimatematiikan määräämien pitkien tihenemisprosessien sijasta käytetään selvästi kuultavaa lähes muuttumatonta isorytmiikkaa. Musiikki on pääasiassa tasavireistä, koska aikaisemmin jatkuvasti läsnäolleita mikrointervalleja ja pienenpieniä glissandoja käytetään vain mausteena.
© Jukka Koskinen, 2000
(Musica nova Helsinki)
Instrumentation vlc, pno
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 Chamber Works
Premiere
Martti Rousi, cello, Jukka Koskinen, piano, Turku Music Festival, Turku, August 14, 1999
Commisioned by / dedications Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company
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Archive number MF16671
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