Tórramat do nóebaengil
by Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Evening hymn
Evening Hymn
Description
This setting of a Medieval Irish poem was tailored for Vocal Ensemble Rajaton for their invited appearance at the Cork International Choral Festival in Ireland in April 2000. Inspired by the ensemble’s other repertoire, the piece is very much tonal and even slightly jazzy, but its asymmetric metre in 7 lends it a certain submerged tension.
The English text in the score is not a translation of the Medieval Irish; it is a 19th-century poem in its own right that is metrically similar to the original text and suitable for fitting to the music.
© Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, 1999
Tämä keskiaikaiseen irlantilaiseen tekstiin sävelletty teos on räätälöity Lauluyhtye Rajattomalle Corkin kansainvälistä kuorofestivaalia varten, jonne yhtye oli kutsuttu esiintymään huhtikuussa 2000. Musiikki on yhtyeen muun ohjelmiston innoittamana vahvasti tonaalista ja jopa hieman jazzahtavaa, mutta epäsäännöllinen 7-jakoinen rytmi tuo siihen pinnanalaista jännitettä.
Nuotissa oleva englanninkielinen teksti ei ole käännös keskiaikaisesta iirinkielisestä tekstistä vaan erillinen 1800-luvulla kirjoitettu runo, joka on metriikaltaan samankaltainen ja sopii teoksen musiikkiin.
© Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, 1999
Tórramat do nóebaengil
Tórramat do nóebaengil,
a Chríst meic Dé bí,
ar cotlud, ar cumsanad,
ar lepaid co l-lí.
Físsi fíra foillsiget
nar cotaltaib dún
a Ardflaith inna n-úile
a Ruire na rún.
Ná millet ar cumsanad
ar cotlud lainn lúath,
demna, erchóit, aidmilliud,
aislingi co n-úath.
Rop cráibdech ar frithaire,
ar monar, ar mod;
ar cotlud, ar cumsanad
cen terbaid, cen tor.
Evening hymn
May thy holy angels,
O Christ, son of the living God,
Guard our sleep, our slumber,
Our bright bed.
Iltahymni
Vartioikoot pyhät enkelisi,
oi Kristus, elävän Jumalan poika,
untamme, nukkumistamme,
kirkasta vuodettamme.
Instrumentation chx
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
Premiere
Vocal Ensemble Rajaton, Helsinki, April 2000.
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