Description
Many ancient Finnish words had a very different meaning than today. One is "väki", meaning the power associated with natural places, elements and the environment, used by elves and other supernatural beings. I believe Jean Sibelius's symphonic poem Tapiola (1926) is related to "väki". I have been fascinated by the glissando-like sound effect in his piece, realized by the fast grace notes of the French horns. I decided to take this single effect - reminiscent of the roar of a mythical predator - as the starting point for my work. TR, 2013
Instrumentation
hn, tape
Category
Works for Solo Instrument
Premiere
Tommi Hyytinen, horn, November 4, 2013, Helsinki, Finland
Commisioned by / dedications
Dedicated to Tommi Hyytinen. Commissioned with funds from the Meir Rimon Commissioning Assistance Program of the International Horn Society & the Finnish Composers’ Copyright Society Teosto
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