Barlinnie Nine
Barlinnie Nine is a single-movement orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä. The work was premiered by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Sakari Oramo on 20 April 2005 at Finlandia Hall.[1]
Composition
Barlinnie Nine has a duration of roughly 11 and half minutes and is composed in one continuous
Instrumentation
The work is scored for three flutes (doubling piccolo and tin whistles), three oboes (doubling cor anglais), three clarinets (doubling bass clarinet), three bassoons (doubling contrabassoon), four French horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, two percussionists, harp, and strings.[3]
The title
According to Räihälä, the title refers to
The Ferguson goal co-incidence
In the same evening when Barlinnie Nine was premiered in
It was like an alcoholic hitting the bottle again. There I was describing Duncan as a failure in Finland, and thousands of miles away at Everton he rises like a phoenix from the ashes to score against Manchester United. If there are gods of football up there, this proves they have got a most twisted sense of humour.[2]
Recording
The live performance of Barlinnie Nine was released on Räihälä's profile album Peat, Smoke & Seaweed Storm in 2014. The score is published by Sikorski publishing house.[6]
References
- ^ "Raihala.com/Works". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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- ^ Alan Pattullo: In Search of Duncan Ferguson. The Life and Crimes of a Footballing Enigma. Mainstream Publishing, 2014. P. 297
- ^ Alan Pattullo: In Search of Duncan Ferguson. The Life and Crimes of a Footballing Enigma. Mainstream Publishing, 2014. P. 301
- ^ "Räihälä, Osmo Tapio: BARLINNIE NINE for symphony orchestra | Sikorski Music Publishers".