Juha
by Hannu Pohjannoro
incidental music to the play by Juhani Aho
Description
The Juha music is based on the operas of the same name by Leevi Madetoja and Aarre Merikanto. The loans are short and their connection with the plot of the operas and between the events in the drama is very loose. The work is a collage, also in the sense of a melody jigsaw puzzle on a broader scale: the drama of the operas unites with the chamber music idiom, just as the modernism of the first half of the 20th century was reflected off the Finnish national romantic tradition. Everything is drawn with the pen of a contemporary composer - this is my vision of crossover stage music in the year 1998.
© Hannu Pohjannoro, October 1998
(translated by © Susan Sinisalo)
Juha-musiikki pohjautuu Leevi Madetojan ja Aarre Merikannon Juha-oopperoihin. Lainaukset oopperoista ovat lyhyitä ja niiden yhteys oopperoiden juonen ja tämän näytelmän tapahtumien kesken on varsin väljä. Teos on kollaasi, minkä käsitän myös melodiapalapeliä laajemmassa mittakaavassa: oopperoiden draamallisuus yhdistyy kamarimusiikilliseen ilmaisuun, samoin taittuvat toisiinsa vuosisatamme alkupuolen modernismin kirjo ja suomalaisen kansallisromantiikan traditio. Kaikki on nykysäveltäjän kynällä piirrettyä - tämä on näkemykseni monityylisestä näyttämömusiikista 1998.
© Hannu Pohjannoro, 10/1998
Instrumentation flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello and double bass
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 Works for the Stage
Premiere
Lahti City Theatre, March 4, 1998.
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