Pitkän kesän poikki iltaan
by Jouni Kaipainen
The Long Summer's Journey into Evening
Description
A Long Summer’s Journey into Evening was composed during the summer 1979; the piece is written for and dedicated to Eija Orpana-Martin. The text by Olli-Matti Ronimus (from 1958) is fantastic and freely associative. Therefore it tempted me to explore musical symbolic gestures, and therefore my music follows the text quite closely. The form of the piece is largely determined by some verbal resemblances inside the poem itself on the other hand, I have built e.g. an artificia1, musical ellipse between the 2nd and the 3rd movements. © Jouni Kaipainen, 1979 Pitkän kesän poikki iltaan on sävelletty kesällä 1979; se on kirjoitettu ja omistettu laulajatar Eija Orpana-Martinille. Olli-Matti Ronimuksen teksti (vuodeIta 1958) on fantasianomainen ja vapaasti assosioiva. Siksi se houkuttaa musiikillisten symbolieleiden tutkimiseen, ja siksi musiikkini seuraa tekstiä varsin tarkasti. Kappaleen muotoa määräävät pitkälle runon sisäiset muistumat; toisaalta esimerkiksi toisen ja kolmannen osan väliin on rakennettu keinotekoinen musiikillinen ellipsi. © Jouni Kaipainen, 1979
Instrumentation sopr, fl, hn, vlc, perc
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 Vocal and Choral Works
Language Fi
Opus no. op.13
Lyricist Olli-Matti Ronimus
Premiere Fp: Eija Orpana-Martin, soprano, Tapio Laivaara, flute, Timo Ronkainen, horn, Eira Ojanen, cello, Lassi Erkkilä, percussion, cond. Esa-Pekka Salonen, Helsinki, November 12, 1979
Archive number MF4037
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