Description

Energetic and bouncy, Olli Koskelin s Animal II for bass clarinet (2019 2020) is a nine-minute non-stoppable ride.

This product is a B4 sized folder, sheet music (performance score) enclosed as loose pages.

Olli Koskelin s (born 16 April 1955) compositional output reflects a wide range of interests. The vast area covered by his style encompasses the neo-impressionism of the piano work Courbures (1989) to the post-expressionist echoes of his Music for String Quartet (1981) as well as the breakneck virtuosity of his clarinet piece Exalte (1985 1991) and the rich romantic textures of his orchestral piece … like a planet silently breathing… (1993). He often uses the overtone series like the French spectral composers and avoids dramatic culmination. Soft harmonics, tranquil arching melodies, a leisurely rhythmical pulse and a coherence of mood are in evidence in his later works as in Uurre (1997) for chamber ensemble, Miniatures (1997) for string quartet and Circles within for 19 solo strings.