Metsä ja uni

2004

Description

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Metsä ja uni (Forest and the Dream) is a short fantasy for solo cello (2004). This four-minute piece marked a turning point in my style, as it was with this work that my musical focus began to shift from harmony to tone color and tempered tuning systems. Metsä ja uni is characterized by the use of natural harmonics and shifts in tone color, such as moving from ordinary sound to overtone-rich sul ponticello sound.

As the title suggests, the piece reflects the dream-like sensations of ancient forests I experienced in the national parks of Lapland, giving them imaginary musical form and shape. (Olli Virtaperko, May 2025)


Instrumentation

for violoncello solo
(optionally Baroque cello; also viola version)

2004

Metsä ja uni on lyhyt fantasia soolosellolle (2004). Neliminuuttinen miniatyyri on Virtaperkon ensimmäinen teos, jossa säveltäjän myöhemmälle tuotannolle luonteenomaisesti musiikillisen huomion keskiössä ovat äänen väri ja siinä tapahtuvat asteittaiset muutokset.


Instrumentation

for violoncello solo
(optionally Baroque cello; also viola version)

2004