large ensemble/orchestral

Adamek, Ondrej: B-low up (2009/2010)
for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, horn, trumpet, trombone, harp, piano, accordion,
violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass
[12′]
Norwegian Premiere: 01 April 2022
Harmonic glissandi created by tumblers on piano strings.
Sound, Program note (composer's website)
Buene, Eivind: Standing Stones (2010)
for symphonic hall with orchetra and electronics
[34′]
Performance: 03 May 2018
Microtonal techniques used:
Unison string course Scordatura
Piano harmonics
SCORE
Eivind Buene Bio
Iannotta, Clara: MOULT (2018–19)
2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 percussions,
piano, harp, e-guitar, accordion, strings (8-6-4-4-3), 9 cassette players
[18′]
Performance at Only Connect Festival: 29 April 2022
Microtonal techniques used:
Prepared piano
Glissandi along string(s) without any corresponding key being pressed
Sound, Program note (composer's website)
Ness, Jon Øivind: Cairns - for piano og sinfonietta (2022)
pf solo.
sinfonietta: 1-1-1-1 1-1-1-0 perc vln:2 vla vcl cb
[30′]
World Premiere: 12 November 2023
Reflection - Mycloperspective:
Microtonal Odyssey
'MA' 2
East-West Harmony
Microtonal techniques used:
Unison string course Scordatura
Facts:
Jon Øivind Ness Bio, Score, Technical info and Remarks
Artistic Result:
↓ 2nd performance: 14 November 2023
Ness, Jon Øivind: Piano Concerto "Rawgabbiting" (2020)
pf solo,
orch: 3(1)-2-2(1)-2(1) 4-3-3(1)-1 perc:3 hp str
[28′]
Reflection - Mycloperspective:
Microtonal Odyssey
'MA' 1
Cultural Kaleidoscope
Microtonal techniques used:
Unison string course Scordatura
Non-unison string course scordatura
Use of the una corda pedal
Facts:
Jon Øivind Ness Bio, Score, Technical info and Remarks
Artistic Result:
↓ World Premiere with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra: 09 December 2021
Ness, Jon Øivind: Bælsiþ (2018)
ob solo,
sinfonietta: 1-0-1-1(1) sax 1-1-1-0 perc:2 pf vln:2 vla vcl cb
[19′]
Performances: 02 October 2021, 03 October 2021
By playing the piano in perfect parallel with other instruments that produce microtones, without retuning the piano, and at a balanced volume, the piano's sound appears to be "out of tune." This effect utilizes an auditory illusion.
SCORE
Jon Øivind Ness Bio
Schnittke, Alfred: Concerto grosso nr. 1 (1976/77)
for two solo violins, harpsichord & prepared piano and string chamber orchestra
[32′]
Performance with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra: 24 March 2023
Microtonal techniques used:
Prepared piano
Tjøgersen, Kristine: Travelling light II (2015)
1(1)-1(1)-1(2)-1 0-0-0-0 perc pf gtr/slide whistle vln vcl
[7′]
Performances: 01 April 2022, 30 June 2022, 28 April 2024
Microtonal techniques used:
Prepared piano
SCORE