Variationes ex "Bene quondam" for string orchestra is currently unavailable

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String orchestra SKU: FG.55011-618-4 Composed by Juhani Nuorvala. Score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-618-4. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-618-4). ISBN 9790550116184.Juhani Nuorvala's (b. 1961) Variations ex "Bene quondam" for string orchestra was commissioned by the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra in 2017. Collaboration with the musicians led to experiments with microtonality. The work is based on a late medieval song from the Finnish collection Piae cantiones (Pious songs). The song is processed with various means of contemporary music. It also meets the New Age of California - the musical scene of the teenaged composer. The duration of the work is 25 minutes, and the performance material is available for hire from the publisher.