Kyllikin ryöstö
by Aarre Merikanto
The Abduction of Kyllikki, Abduction of Kyllikki
Tanhumusiikkia, aiheena kohtia Kalevalan 11. Runosta (Dance music, based on fragments on the 11th runo of the Kalevala)
Description
The Abduction of Kyllikki was inspired by the 100th anniversary of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. It is a set of four movements performed without a break and represents Aarre Merikanto in his more traditional style of the 1930s. It is marked by its use of folk-dance rhythms, but the static, chromatic tone of the Nocturne is a distant flashback to the modernism of the 1920s.
© Kimmo Korhonen, March 2000
(translated by © Susan Sinisalo)
Kyllikin ryöstö on syntynyt Suomen kansalliseepoksen Kalevalan 100-vuotisjuhlien innoittamana. Teos on neliosainen, tauoitta soitettava sarja, joka edustaa Aarre Merikannon 1930-luvun perinteisempää tyylikautta. Kyllikin ryöstöä sävyttävät kansantanssirytmit, mutta etäisenä muistumana 1920-luvun modernismista on Nocturnen kromaattinen, pysähtyneisyydessään vangitseva musiikki.
© Kimmo Korhonen, 3/2000
Instrumentation 3232 3230 01 0, pno, str [pic, btrb.]
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 Orchestra or Large Ensemble
Premiere
Helsinki (Finland), 1935
Movements Lemminkäinen (I), The Character of Lemminkäinen, a youthful lover (I, Kyllikki (II), KYllikki, a beautiful girl, among her friends (II), Nocturne (II), Lemminkäisen tulo saarelle ja Kyllikin ryöstö (III, Arrival of Lemminkäinen on the island and Kyllikki
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