Hum of the wild
by Ilkka Hammo
for large ensemble
Description
Hum of the wild was composed in summer 2016 for the concert called ”Workers Union” in Tampere. The title of the concert refers to Louis Andriessen’s piece and the concert consisted of compositions which are based on social issues. Nature values in general is the most important topic for me and I wanted to write a piece about that. Hum of the wild speaks out on retaining the diversity of nature. I decided to use every instrument of Tampering Ensemble to describe diversity. The music has a lot of dense material on surface but the changes of harmony are relatively slow. The piece contains also limited improvisation and aleatoric passages. All of these textures represent different layers of ecosystems which are threatened by human action.
Instrumentation
fl, afl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, trp, tba, perc, guit, pno, acc, 2vln, vla, vlc, db
CategoryWorks for Orchestra or Large Ensemble
Premiere
Tampering Ensemble, Janne Valkeajoki, cond. August 26, 2016, Tampere
PDF for promotional useArchive number
MF34179
