viides vuodenaika
by Hannu Pohjannoro
the fifth season, for accordion and piano
harmonikalle ja pianolle
Description
What on earth can you do with an accordion and piano? The problem of instrumentation was my primary stimulus on setting about composing a work for this unusual combination on the initiative of Iiris Repo and a commission from the Association of Accordion Teachers.
The title is not a distant allusion to Vivaldi; it is a little peephole into the world of the piece. At the draft stage I called some of the fragments "August music" and others "October music"; on the other hand I tried to cast in sound an image of an inflated moment on the border between two worlds. I then marshalled various moods and the transitions from one to another into a variation-like series marked off by halted chords.
© Hannu Pohjannoro, October 1998
(translated by © Susan Sinisalo)
Mitä ihmettä voi tehdä harmonikalla ja pianolla? Instrumentaation problematiikka oli keskeinen lähtökohta ryhtyessäni Iiris Revon aloitteesta ja Harmonikansoiton opettajat ry:n tilauksen siivittämänä säveltämään teosta tälle erikoiselle soitinyhdistelmälle.
Sävellyksen nimi ei ole etäännytetty viittaus Vivaldiin, vaan pieni mielikuvaikkuna teoksen maailmaan. Olin luonnosvaiheessa kutsunut muutamia katkelmia "elokuu-musiikiksi" ja toisia "lokakuu-musiikiksi" ja olin toisaalta pyrkinyt saamaan säveliksi mielikuvaa laajentuneesta hetkestä kahden maailman rajalla. Eritunnelmaiset tilanteet ja niiden väliset siirtymät ryhdistin variaatiomaiseksi sarjaksi, jonka eri vaiheita pysähtyneet soinnut erottavat.
© Hannu Pohjannoro, 10/1998
Instrumentation acc, pno
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
Iiris Repo, accordion, Marja Nurmi, piano, Hyvinkää, January 31, 1994.
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