Tarkiainen THERE IS MORE LIGHT IN THIS ROOM WHEN YOU ARE HERE

EDITION WILHELM HANSEN WH33198

Outi Tarkiainen

THERE IS MORE LIGHT IN THIS ROOM WHEN YOU ARE HERE Saxophone quartet 2018

Score

Outi Tarkiainen

There is more light in this room when you are here Saxophone quartet (2018)

I

At the bottom of darkness

II

See how the light shines within me

Composer’s Note

“There is more light in this room when you are here” is a fervently optimistic mood piece embodying the core themes of my song cycle “The Lustful Mother”. The title refers to another person – maybe a lover, child or friend – whose existence makes life more meaningful. In the first movement, the music wanders through the twilight, and the solitary recitation of the tenor sax is framed by answering sighs from the soprano and alto. In the second movement, the full quartet joins in the same hopeful song, that, endlessly swaying and discreetly circling, fills the whole space with its light. The work was commissioned by the Arcis saxophone quartet, to which it is dedicated.

O.T.

Instrumentation

Soprano Saxophone Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Duration: c. 11 minutes

Notation General Tremolo should always be as dense as possible.

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. quarter tone up quarter tone down

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