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- Kaija Saariaho
Oi Kuu (1990)
- Edition Wilhelm Hansen Helsinki (World)
See also: Version for Bass Clarinet and Cello
Programme Note
Programme note for the original version for Bass Clarinet and Cello.
OI KUU (1990), freely translated "for a moon", marks a small break between two large orchestral works, DU CRISTAL and ..À LA FUMÉE. It consists of elements which came to my mind when searching for a common denominator for bass clarinet and cello; harmony based on multiphonies of the clarinet; the multiphonies and colour transformations of the cello; similar and different articulations; different colours in the same register.
OI KUU was written at the request of Kari Kriikku and Anssi Karkttunen and is dedicated to them.
© Kaija Saariaho