Mikko Heiniö’s April evenings for black twins (2015) is a sonata in five movements. This 15-minute virtuoso piece for pianos is inspired by evenings in the month of April. The twins here are identical, so in addition of being individuals they also form an orchestral super instrument.
The Tunnel at the End of the Light is a commission by the Lieksa Brass Festival for its International Tuba Competition in 2023. The playful work employs quirky rhythms and changing meters, while exploring the upper and lower register of the tuba. Lyrical passages quickly change into driving rhythmic patterns, as if a hysterical tuba-player…
This work by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė reflects the seasons of the year in four movements. The Finnish title stands for soul-landscape which for the composer is related to the question of cultural identity: "My physical home keeps changing and the only thing that remains is music." Buy now
The string trio End Credits (2016) is intended to play together with a video projection. Composer Jennah Vainio sees it as a portrayal of a person’s inner mind: "It is a beautiful, tender and introvert snapshot of a moment, a journey into the thoughts of a person. The work can be visualized by a video…
Kyllönen’s Trio no. 4 op. 38 (1994) for was commissioned by the Association of Finnish Music Schools. The 12-minute piece can also be performed with different descant instruments: two violins, violin & clarinet or flute & violin.
Karkija for bass clarinet and marimba was a commission of Duo Xylokosmos and was premiered in Austria 2007. The product includes one performance score (B4 sized loose pages) in a folder.
These seven variations and theme based on a Finnish folk song were composed in 2016. The folk song in question begins with the phrase "When the boys went singing around the village / the girls believed somebody was playing the organ."
Klarinetti on nuorin sinfoniaorkesterin puupuhaltimista, mutta aikamme musiikissa se on ehkä eniten käytetty monipuolisuutensa ja joustavuutensa ansiosta. Klarinetin tutkimusmatka on johdatus soittimen historiaan, rakenteeseen, ominaisuuksiin ja soittoteknisiin mahdollisuuksiin. Kirja on suunnattu sekä klarinetisteille, jotka haluavat uutta tietoa soittimestaan, että säveltäjille, jotka kirjoittavat musiikkia klarinetille. Kirja sopii luettavaksi kaikille klarinetista tai aikamme musiikista kiinnostuneille musiikin ammattilaisille…
Nils-Eric Fougstedt’s bright and playful suite for string orchestra in three movements (1953) is perfect addition to student orchestras’ repertoire.
Salon Latino (2017–21) has three movements: 1. Salsa y guacamole combines jazz and samba, 2. Fresas con crema is a slow Venezuelan merengue and 3. Tequila y tacos is a joropo from the eastern llanos of Colombia. The first two movements serve very well as student material for young trumpetists. Buy now
