Timo Ruskeepää
The birth of Väinämöinen
Poem for Orchestra (2020)
for Orchestra
Short instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 4 3 1, timp, perc(3), str
Duration: 4'
Instrumentation details:
piccolo
1st flute
2nd flute
1st oboe
cor anglais
2nd oboe
clarinet in Eb
clarinet in Bb
bass clarinet in Bb
1st bassoon
contrabassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st trumpet in Bb
2nd trumpet in Bb
3rd trumpet in Bb
4th trumpet in Bb
1st trombone
2nd trombone
3rd trombone
tuba
timpani
1st percussion
2nd percussion
3rd percussion
violin I (16 players)
violin II (14 players)
viola (12 players)
violoncello (10 players)
double bass (8 players)
The birth of Väinämöinen
Work introduction
This is an arrangement of the first movement of Kalevala Studies for Horn Solo or Horn and Piano.