Tie sinne...
by Outi Tarkiainen
(on hiekkaa tai jotain muuta soivaa ainetta)
The Way There (is sand or some other sounding substance)
for wind quintet
Description
The Way There... (Is Sand Or Some Other Sounding Substance) consists of four miniature movements, each of which features a different instrument in the leading role. The whirring scenes of the first and last movements are framing the lyrical second and the undulating third movement. The title of the work has its origins in Finnish poet Sirkka Turkka's melancholy yet hopeful poem Tämä surumieli (This sorrowing mind) from the anthology Vaikka on kesä (1983). The Way There... is dedicated to the wind quintet Pasaati, who also commissioned the piece.
"Tie sinne... (on hiekkaa tai jotain muuta soivaa ainetta)" jakautuu neljään kontrastoivaan miniatyyrimuotoiseen osaan, joissa kussakin saa pääosan eri soitin. Ensimmäisen ja viimeisen osan sähisevät kvintettijoukkokohtaukset kehystävät hidasta, lyyristä toista osaa sekä leikinomaista kolmatta osaa. Myös eri instrumenttien ominaiskarakterit sävyttävät osien yleisilmeitä.
Teoksen nimi on lainattu Sirkka Turkan tummasta, tosin toiveikkaasta runosta "Tämä surumieli, perusraskaus minussa" (Vaikka on kesä, Tammi 1983). "Tie sinne..." on omistettu teoksen tilanneelle puhallinkvintetti Pasaatille.
Outi Tarkiainen
Instrumentation fl+pic, ob, cl, bsn, hn
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
Pasaati Wind Quintet, Helsinki, 22 December 2009
Movements I. Allegro furioso - Adagio; II. Largamente; III. Con moto; IV. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
Commisioned by / dedications Commissioned by Pasaati Wind Quintet
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