{"id":19,"date":"2015-09-08T13:33:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T13:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telluturkka.fi\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2024-02-25T08:34:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T08:34:04","slug":"savellykset","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/telluturkka.fi\/en\/savellykset\/","title":{"rendered":"Compositions \/ Choral works"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BABA YAGA – H\u00c4PE\u00c4M\u00c4T\u00d6N! on liikkuva kuoroteos, joka kantaesitettiin Joensuussa 5.11.2021. Teos on kokonaan kalevalamittaan kirjoitettu saaga naisen matkasta valtaan ja voimaan.<\/p>\n

Turkan libretto ja s\u00e4vellys pohjaavat vanhaan ven\u00e4l\u00e4iseen, karjalassakin molemmin puolin rajaa hyvin tunnettuun satuun Viisas Vasalisa. Turkan teoksessa neito on saanut nimen Malina ja nukke on on vaihtunut Karjalassa paremmin tunnettuun sielulintuun. Nuori neito Malina saa \u00e4idilt\u00e4\u00e4n t\u00e4m\u00e4n kuolinvuoteella pienen puisen linnun, jonka on m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 auttaa tytt\u00f6\u00e4 el\u00e4m\u00e4n vaikeuksissa. Tytt\u00f6 joutuukin pian uuden \u00e4itipuolen ja sisarpuolien orjuuttamaksi. Is\u00e4n l\u00e4htiess\u00e4 matkalle \u00e4itipuoli p\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4\u00e4 hankkiutua Malinasta lopullisesti eroon. \u00c4itipuoli sammuttaa talosta tulet ja k\u00e4skee Malinan l\u00e4hte\u00e4 tulen hakuun pel\u00e4tyn noidan Baba Yagan luota. T\u00e4st\u00e4 alkaa Malinan pitk\u00e4 ja vaarallinen matka. Linnun neuvoilla h\u00e4n selvi\u00e4\u00e4 matkastaan, onnistuu saamaan Baba Yagan tulen ja vapautumaan orjuudesta. Malinasta tulee tulenkantaja.
\nHannele Autin ohjaus on samaan aikaan hienovarainen ja vahvan n\u00e4kemyksellinen ja luo visuaaliseksi sen maailman, jota Turkka on tavoitellut \u00e4\u00e4nill\u00e4. Satu Niskasen itkuvirsi vie syv\u00e4lle arkaaiseen maailmaan. Mammu Koskelon kantele, Jari Lappalaisen ly\u00f6m\u00e4soittimet ja Turkan moraharppu rakentavat teoksen moni\u00e4\u00e4nisyyteen viel\u00e4 uusia kerrostumia, rytmillist\u00e4 ja visuaalisuutta tukevaa yll\u00e4tyksellisyytt\u00e4.Teos on saumaton kokonaisuus, jonka ansiot ovat paitsi musiikilliset my\u00f6s kulttuuriset. Myyttiset tarina-aihiot ja hahmot ovat universaaleja. Baba Yaga on kuin Louhi ja tarina-aihio kuin kansalliseepoksesta.<\/p>\n

Kesto on noin 70 min
\nTeos on omistettu Maija Simojoelle (1940-2019)
\nS\u00e4vellys ja libretto: Tellu Turkka
\nOhjaus: Hannele Autti
\nValosuunnittelu: Pyry Autti
\nKallot, luut ja linnut: P\u00e4ivi Saarelma
\nSolistit:
\nLeena Halonen Satu Niskanen Heli Paulasto
\nKatja Malinen Muusikot: Mammu Koskelo (kle), Jari Lappalainen (perc.)<\/p>\n

A moving choral work \u2013 the finest art form in the world<\/h2>\n

I have been singing in choirs since I was a little girl. Already in the choir of Kari Ala-P\u00f6ll\u00e4nen\u2019s music classes some movement was added to music. Kari\u2019s skilled, inspiring and warm-hearted guidance gave rise to my love for choir singing.\u00a0 It also made me realize that it is good to watch a music performance from several perspectives and to bring down stuck boundaries. Choir lecterns, gowns and files may have their places somewhere but not in my work. Folk music education and studies in Norway and Sweden widened my world of tones and rhythms, and my path as a composer began with Suden aika (Time of the Wolf)<\/em>. Marjukka Riihim\u00e4ki introduced me to choreographer-director P\u00e4ivi J\u00e4rvinen with whom I still work together. Our respect for each other is only growing. <\/strong>Tune \u2013 motion \u2013 rhythm \u2013 space \u2013 story, all of them intertwined, working wonders: the whole body resonates, the mind quiets down and a person is deeply moved from the bottom of their heart.<\/p>\n

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1996 Suden aika \u2013 minun satuni \/ Time of the Wolf \u2013 My Fairy Tale (Sulasol, Philomela in the picture)<\/b><\/p>\n

In the beginning of the 1980\u2019s, I started my journey to the world of Kalevala-meter poetry and singing. My attraction to traditional singing and Kalevala\u2019s poetical language deepened into love. Furthermore, in the 1990\u2019s I got interested in old archetypal fairy tales and it was time to combine these two interests and create a song that has elements of sung poetry and fairy tales. \u00a0I made the solo album Tellu:<\/em> Suden aika (Time of the Wolf)<\/em>. It has had its longest life in the world of choirs. Philomela choir led by Marjukka Riihim\u00e4ki, Counselor of Music, has been performing Suden aika (Time of the Wolf)<\/em> over twenty years with a brilliant choreography by choreographer-director P\u00e4ivi J\u00e4rvinen. The piece celebrated its 20th anniversary with festive shows in 2019 and it is still alive and running. Duration c. 40 min.<\/p>\n

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1999 Enkelit \/ Angels<\/em> (commissioned by Fiori ensemble, Philomela in the picture)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enkelit (Angels)<\/em> is a Kalevala-meter story of a woman that loses her child. After a year has passed, she starts to hear crying from the cellar. While going down to the cellar,<\/em> she must face her worst fears. Enkelit (Angels)<\/em> is a fierce journey deep into sorrow and back. Fiori ensemble from Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 recorded this song, which they commissioned in 2000. The quartet Suden aika (Time of the Wolf) <\/em>(Liisa Matveinen, Tellu Turkka, Katariina Airas, Nora Vaura) performed Enkelit (Angels) <\/em>for several years and recorded their version of the song, which was included in the CD Etsij\u00e4 (Seeker)<\/em> in 2006. The choreography and direction of Philomela\u2019s version of Enkelit (Angels) <\/em>was created and carried through by P\u00e4ivi J\u00e4rvinen. Duration c. 25 min.<\/p>\n

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2001 Minne kauneus katosi? \/ Where Did the Beauty Fade? <\/em>(Sulasol, commissioned by Philomela choir, Sari Salmikivi from Philomela in the picture)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This piece, in which harsh hideousness and delicate beauty are united, deals with the theme of getting old in a world of narrow beauty standards. Philomela\u2019s strong choreography by P\u00e4ivi J\u00e4rvinen doesn\u2019t leave anyone cold.<\/p>\n

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(In the picture: me, Marjukka and P\u00e4ivi performing in the premiere of K\u00e4det\u00f6n neito (The Handless Maiden)<\/em> in Tampereen S\u00e4vel, in 2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2002 Etsij\u00e4 \/ Seeker<\/em> (Sulasol)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Etsij\u00e4 (Seeker)<\/em> tells about that moment in one\u2019s life in which nothing else but the truth works. One must finally see themselves thoroughly, including the beauty hidden behind the shameful self-loath. Suden aika (Time of the Wolf)<\/em> recorded this piece for the CD Etsij\u00e4 (Seeker)<\/em>. Philomela made its own version choreographed by P\u00e4ivi J\u00e4rvinen. Duration c. 10 min.<\/p>\n

2005 Kotihin \/ Home<\/em> (Sulasol, commissioned by Philomela choir)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dHome towards the womb\u201d, commented a friend in a silence retreat. I thought it was so well and beautifully put that I decided to make a song about it. The song did not quite reach the finish line even if Philomela performed it and Suden aika (Time of the Wolf) <\/em>recorded it on the CD Unta (Dream)<\/em>. Maybe I will still explore it through and try to walk it home. (In the summer 2015 the female choir KLONK of Klementtiopisto got quite close! Not the easiest song\u2026)<\/p>\n

2007 Luurankonainen \/ Skeleton Woman<\/em> (commissioned by Grex Musicus choir, In the picture: Grex Musicus and choir leader Marjukka Riihim\u00e4ki in Reddress of Aamu Song)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This piece is about a fisherman who catches the skeleton of a woman.\u00a0 The man gets scared and runs away \u2013 still carrying his fishing pole \u2013 and the skeleton gets dragged behind him. Finally,<\/strong> the fisherman gets home, calms down and starts to examine the skeleton. It\u2019s a female skeleton. Wonder what has happened to it? At night,<\/strong> when the man is sleeping,<\/strong> the skeleton gets up standing on its shaky feet. It takes the man\u2019s heart in her hands and starts drumming it and sings: Meat, meat, more meat! As a result,<\/strong> the skeleton gets meat around its bones, skin on top of that, eyes, hair and wow! A beautiful woman returns the heart back to the man\u2019s chest and lies down to sleep next to him. The next morning two beautiful living creatures wake up intertwined…<\/p>\n

I wrote this originally Icelandic story in Kalevala-meter and placed it in the Finnish landscape. At first,<\/strong> I was told that there was too much text for listeners to follow. Then I modified some barbies and built a melon boat with my daughter, and one autumn day \u2013 with help of few friends \u2013 I shot some still pictures in Kauppi forest and on the shore of lake N\u00e4sij\u00e4rvi. The result was projected on screen above the choir. And voila, it was so easy for people to follow the story! (In the lower picture: the lovely Apricus, the choir of the Tampere Steiner school\u2019s parents that I led for the school year 2013\u20132014)<\/p>\n

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2008 Y\u00f6kulkijan lauluja \/ Songs of a Night Wanderer<\/em> -series for a mixed choir and a folk music ensemble based on poems by Johanna Westersund (commissioned by Cantabile choir, Sulasol)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Y\u00f6kulkijan lauluja (Songs of a Night Wanderer)<\/em> paints a picture of the moods and sensations of a night owl through different seasons of a year. In Maaliskuu (March)<\/em> the wanderer \u2013 wrapped in a warm ice fishing coverall \u2013 takes their time under the apple tree admiring the scenery painted by the full moon. Under the Iso Karhu <\/em>(Big Bear)<\/em> constellation the wanderer stops on the bank of the autumnal field and sinks into the arms of the fragrant soil that is just about to lie down and rest for the winter. Iltapilvien alla (Under the evening clouds)<\/em> paints a picture of a dip into water soft as silk on a summer night. This series of songs was originally made for a mixed choir and a folk music ensemble. It had its premiere performed by Cantabile led by Rut Kiiski. There is also a female choir version of it available and that one is performed by Tellus from Tampere.<\/p>\n

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2009 K\u00e4det\u00f6n neito \/ The Handless Maiden<\/em> (commissioned by Philomela choir, directed by P\u00e4ivi J\u00e4rvinen, Picture: The premier at Tampere vocal music festival)<\/strong><\/p>\n

K\u00e4det\u00f6n neito (The Handless Maiden)<\/em> is originally an old Indo-European fairytale that has different versions over the world. The protagonist of the story is a girl who is tormented by an old contract with the Devil, who wants what belongs to him. Even if she has no hands. The story is about a struggle between light and darkness, about escape, discovery, torment and happiness. It allows the listener to follow the protagonist on her eventful journey going through monotony of routines, shine of stardust, and gloomy horror. K\u00e4det\u00f6n neito (The Handless Maiden)<\/em> is a combination created by sound, movement, shadow, space and light and it is performed entirely without words. The work method here was an improvisation by the group through which the musical and visual world of the piece was created. What is new about this piece, in addition to the creation process, is the outcome in which different elements combine to form a comprehensive experience.<\/p>\n

2011 Suojaavat siipes, Jeesus \/ Your Protective Wings, Jesus<\/em>, 7 arrangements to old hymns (Commissioned by Her\u00e4tt\u00e4j\u00e4-Yhdistys, an association of a revivalist movement)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Working on this piece I cooperated with my old ensemble Suden aika (Time of the Wolf)<\/em> and together we created a record full of Hymns of Zion arranged to a vocal group and folk instruments. This project was actually commissioned by relatives of\u00a0Liisa Matveinen, me and Katariina Airas and the initial idea of it was born years before the project was fully actualized. I had already arranged one of the hymns, Iltavirsi (Evening Hymn)<\/em> to my beloved grandmother as a birthday present when she turned 85. Suden aika (Time of the Wolf)<\/em> still performs this material and makes also new arrangements.<\/p>\n

2012-13 Viisi laulua Saima Harmajan runoihin \/ Five Songs to Poems by Saima Harmaja<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saima Harmaja is one of the most beloved poets of Finland, very dear to me too. Two songs; Rannalla (On the Beach)<\/em> and Huhtikuinen aamu (An April Morning)<\/em> were commissioned by Klemettiopiston Naiskuoro (The Women\u2019s Choir of Klemettiopisto). In these pieces, I practised a new fast croque technique, in which the songs are painted with fast pushes and the performer has a lot of room left for variation and improvisation. L\u00e4hde (Spring)<\/em>, Rajalla (On the Border)<\/em> and Unen silta (The Bridge of a Dream)<\/em> were created for me. They were part of my repertory together with Timo Alakotila.<\/p>\n

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2015 Anna ja Lassi \/ Anna and Lassi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a wild and sad story from northern Finland, where Laestadianism (a revivalist movement) in the worst case manifests itself as a hypocrisy and as a will to judge. This story was given to me by a woman who is one of the two girls of this story.<\/p>\n

A young girl falls in love, lives with a man and has two children. In the end the man leaves her and marries another woman. The villagers whisper: \u201dSuch a worthless woman,\u00a0 has children without a husband, without the blessing of a priest.\u201d Anna is left as single mother of two. After a year she meets a lovely man, and everything seem to be working out. After the wedding the mother in law orders Anna to give her bastard children away. Anna begs her husband to defend her and the girls. The man, between two women, wants to avoid conflict and says: Have one, give the other away. Consequently, Anna had to choose which one of her daughters stays and which one leaves to live in another family on the other side of the lake. She carries her younger daughter on her back and the villagers whisper: \u201dSuch a worthless woman, abandons her child\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Kylm\u00e4n\u00e4 talvi-iltana<\/p>\n

nuorimmainen lapsista<\/p>\n

nyt Annan selk\u00e4\u00e4n sidottiin<\/p>\n

ja raskas matka alkoi niin.<\/p>\n

Paluumatka vei Annan kyl\u00e4n l\u00e4pi. Kyl\u00e4l\u00e4iset katsoivat ovelta, supisivat: “Huono nainen, lapsen hylk\u00e4si.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BABA YAGA – H\u00c4PE\u00c4M\u00c4T\u00d6N! on liikkuva kuoroteos, joka kantaesitettiin Joensuussa 5.11.2021. Teos on kokonaan kalevalamittaan kirjoitettu saaga naisen matkasta valtaan ja voimaan. Turkan libretto ja s\u00e4vellys pohjaavat vanhaan ven\u00e4l\u00e4iseen, karjalassakin molemmin puolin rajaa hyvin tunnettuun satuun Viisas Vasalisa. Turkan teoksessa neito on saanut nimen Malina ja nukke on on vaihtunut Karjalassa paremmin tunnettuun sielulintuun. Nuori … <\/p>\n

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