Sensory Flashbacks
by Outi Tarkiainen
Clarinet Quintet No. 2
Ajan aistit
for clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano
Description
Time
is inescapably linear. Yet our senses make it heave, float, refract.
Our senses measure time in different ways: a familiar scent takes us
decades back in time, and a skill once learnt can be instantly recalled.
Our body also remembers things which our mind has preferred to forget.
When we moved back up north, we went to live in the house my father
had built and where I grew up. In a couple of weeks, my body felt
decades younger, and I began moving about like I did as a teenager.
Watching my children triggered kinaesthetic memories of how the house
felt to a child. Much later, my father said he still woke up in his old
house every morning. His body could not believe that he was actually
somewhere else. Our sensory memories are volatile – they may transport
us back to a time we have lost, to those who are dear to us.
- Outi Tarkiainen
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Aika on vääjäämättömän lineaarinen. Silti aistit saavat sen
vellomaan, leijumaan, taipumaan. Aistit mittaavat aikaa eri tavoin:
tuttu tuoksu vie vuosikymmenten taakse ja kerran opittu taito muistuu
mieleen silmänräpäyksessä. Keho muistaa senkin, minkä mieli itseään
suojatakseen unohti.
Kun palasimme pohjoiseen, muutimme isäni rakentamaan taloon, jossa
olin varttunut. Parissa viikossa kehoni nuortui vuosikymmeniä ja taipui
liikkumaan talossa tavalla, jolla olin kulkenut siellä teini-iässä.
Katsoessani lapsiani sain kinesteettisiä muistoja siitä, miltä tuntui
liikkua talossa lapsen tavoin. Paljon myöhemmin isä kertoi, että hän
heräsi edelleen joka aamu vanhassa talossaan. Keho ei voinut uskoa, että
hän todella oli jossain muualla. Ajan aistit ovat häilyvät – ne voivat
kuljettaa meidät kadottamaamme aikaan, rakkaidemme luo.
- Outi Tarkiainen
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Instrumentation cl, vln, vla, vlc, åno
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
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet, Elina Vähälä, violin, Riitta-Liisa Ristiluoma, viola, Senja Rummukainen, cello, Johannes Piirto, piano, Our Festival, July 30, 2024, Järvenpää, Finland
Movements 1. Volatility (Häilyvä), 2. Swell (Vellova), 3. Scent (Tuoksu), 4. Skin (Iho), 5. Flashbacks (Muistot)
Commisioned by / dedications Commissioned by Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Meidän Festivaali (Our Festival) and Ensemble Temporum
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