Sarment
by Osmo Tapio Räihälä
The Vine
for harp and mallet instruments
Description
Sarment on sävelletty kevättalvella 1993. Etsin mielessäni keinotekoista järjestelmää teoksen sisäisen järjestyksen perustaksi ja viskellessäni tikkoja darts-tauluun sain sinänsä naurettavan idean laittaa duon fraasien sävelmäärät kiertämään tikkataulun sektoreiden osoittamilla luvuilla. En kuitenkaan päässyt millään irti siitä improvisatorisesta vaikutelmasta, jonka tällainen pehmeästi soiva soitinkombinaatio tuottaa ja niin annoin sittenkin musiikin rönsytä sinne minne se tuntui itse mielivän — siitä myös sävellyksen köynnöstä merkitsevä ranskankielinen nimi.
Vajaan kymmenen minuutin mittainen teos rakentuu paljolti erilaisten soittotapojen ja sointivärien käyttämiselle. Siinä on monin paikoin rytmisesti vapaita kohtia, mutta suurin osa teoksesta on silti tarkasti tahditettua.
Sarment syntyi Risto Pulkkisen ja Mikko Leistolan duolle. Etenkin harpun eri soittotapojen tutkimisessa Leistolan antamat neuvot olivat äärimmäisen tärkeitä.
© Osmo Tapio Räihälä, 9/1998
Instrumentation mar+vibr, hp
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 Chamber Works
Premiere
Mikko Leistola, harp, Risto Pulkkinen, marimba and vibraphone, Turku, April 13, 1994.
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