| 21 POPULAR MELODIES | 1988-90 chamber orchestra (+male choir)
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Some Icelandic composers got a commission from the Radio to do arrangements of songs from two books of popular melodies (Icelandic and of foreign origin). There were no precise restrictions on the setting to be used, so I did arrangements for various combinations, almost as exercises in orchestration. Some are for male choir, with or without solos, and chamber orchestra, some are purely instrumental and some are for full orchestra.
| TRUST ME | 2002 cl , vla , pno 10’
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Trust me was written on commission from Svenska Rikskonserter for the Obscura Trio. I seem to be moving away from the traditional conception of chamber music as a subtle formal- and contrapuntal construction, preferring to look at the form just as a sort of song. This means that my form tends to be more simple and the writing perhaps more rude or straightforward. This probably shows in Trust me. As many of my recent works it is built on a stable rhythmical background which is focused in different ways during the piece, and only occasionally is challenged. Likewise, the harmony is actually very foreseeable, but varying in density.
main performances
Stockholm April 23, 2002, Halmstad May 3 2002, Ronneby May 5 2002, Göteorg August 1, 2002, Linköping August 15, 2002, Skinnskatteberg February 1 2003, Västerås February 2 2003
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Trust me was written on commission from Svenska Rikskonserter for the Obscura Trio. I seem to be moving away from the traditional conception of chamber music as a subtle formal- and contrapuntal construction, preferring to look at the form just as a sort of song. This means that my form tends to be more simple and the writing perhaps more rude or straightforward. This probably shows in Trust me. As many of my recent works it is built on a stable rhythmical background which is focused in different ways during the piece, and only occasionally is challenged. Likewise, the harmony is actually very foreseeable, but varying in density.
main performances
Stockholm April 23, 2002, Halmstad May 3 2002, Ronneby May 5 2002, Göteorg August 1, 2002, Linköping August 15, 2002, Skinnskatteberg February 1 2003, Västerås February 2 2003
| THREE MOUMENTS | 1986 flute and piano 2’30’’
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Three Mouments are three quite tonal melodies for medium level flute students.
main performances
Several performances, often in schools, but also as an encore in concert.
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Three Mouments are three quite tonal melodies for medium level flute students.
main performances
Several performances, often in schools, but also as an encore in concert.
