THE SEASONS OF LOVE
Score Outi Tarkiainen
EDITION WILHELM HANSEN WH33642 for Clarinet Quintet (2023)
THE SEASONS OF LOVE for Clarinet Quintet
(2023)
Duration: c. 19 min.
Commissioned by the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival. First performed by Lauri Sallinen, clarinet and Meta4 String Quartet on July 18, 2023.
Outi Tarkiainen
FULL SCORE
Copyright © 2023 Edition Wilhelm Hansen A/S, Copenhagen
Music engraving in Sibelius
Publisher’s editor: Katrine Gregersen Dal
Edition Wilhelm Hansen, A/S
Bornholmsgade 1A
1266 København K Denmark
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1.YoungLove(Spring-winter)
2.Sacrament(Spring-summer)
3.Fruit(Autumn-summer)
4.NewDimensions(Autumn-winter)
5.Epilogue
Instrumentation
ClarinetinA 2Violins Viola Violoncello ScoreinC
ThereareeightseasonsintheSámiannualround:spring,summer,autumnandwinter,plusspring-winter, spring-summer,autumn-summerandautumn-winter,inbetweenthetwomainseasonsastheirnames indicate.
Composer’sNote
Alife-longintimaterelationshipisincreasinglyrarethesedays.Youngloveissolemnlysanctified,butifnot before,manymarriagesstumblebeneaththeweightofthehecticfamilyyears.Thosewhosurvivethestorms ofearlyautumnhavetoregroupasthechildrenflythenest.Thefinitenessoflifebeginstodawnonpeople inthedepthsofwinter.
TheClarinetQuintetTheSeasonsofLovecelebratesthepoweroflovethatchangeswithlife’sseasons.Ihave dedicatedittotheloveofmylife,LauriSallinen,myhusbandandthefatherofmychildren.TheSeasonsof Loveisatthesametimeasortofportraitofhim–atdifferentstagesinlife,inthepastandthefuture–asa clarinettistandperson;justasheis,asIlovehim.TherearealsosomeechoesintheQuintetofmyPolar Pearlsconcertoforchamberorchestra. O.T.
Notation
General
Accidentials apply throughout the bar. Tremolo should always be as dense as possible. When marked wt trills should be played up a whole-tone. Otherwise trills should be played up a semitone. When vibrato markings are not specified, players can use their usual vibrato or use their own judgment. All glissandi should start immediately at the beginning of the note value. The grace notes with a crossing line should be played before the beat. The grace notes without a crossing line should be played on the beat.
quarter tone, between natural and sharp quarter tone, between natural and flat
Strings
change very gradually from one sound or one way of playing (etc.) to another
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WH33642
ISBN 9788759823811
ISMN 9790661400745
