Omaggio per violino solo
by Jyrki Linjama
per violino solo
Description
My piece for violin, Omaggio, was written in 1991 in Berlin (where I was studying with Witold Szalonek). I wrote it for Kaija Saarikettu, who had earlier premiered my first Concerto for Violin. The "homage" referred to by the title is to a Polish priest, Maximilian Kolbe, who was murdered during World War II. In this piece I have applied some of the strict serial ideas I used in my Concerto in a more flexible and open way. My aim, a coherence in a very rich and differentiated sound-world, may not be especially new or original, but it is still worth striving for. There are two sources of pitch-material in the piece: a 12-tone row and a medieval antiphon; the latter brings a certain luminousness and openness to the chromatic material, for instance, through the flageoletto-pizzicatos.
© Jyrki Linjama
Kirjoitin viulukappaleeni Omaggion vuonna 1991 Berliinissä (missä opiskelin Witold Szalonekin johdolla). Kirjoitin sen Kaija Saariketulle, joka oli aiemmin kantaesittänyt ensimmäisen viulukonserttoni. Otsikon "omistus" viittaa puolalaiseen pappiin, Maximilian Kolbeen, joka murhattiin toisen maailmansodan aikana. Olen soveltanut tässä kappaleessani joitain konserttoni ankaran sarjallisia ideoita joustavammalla ja avoimemmalla tavalla. Päämääräni, ykseys hyvin rikkaassa ja eriytyneessä äänimaailmassa, ei kenties ole kovin uusi tai omaperäinen, mutta silti yhä tavoittelemisen arvoinen. Kappaleen säveltasomateriaalilla on kaksi lähtökohtaa: kaksitoistasävelrivi ja eräs keskiaikainen antifoni; viimeksimainittu tuo kromaattiseen materiaaliin tiettyä valohehkua ja avoimmuutta, esimerkiksi huiluääni-pizzicatojen kautta.
© Jyrki Linjama
Instrumentation vln
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 Solo Instrument
Premiere
Kaija Saarikettu, Helsinki, 2 April 1993.
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