Askell Masson

Blik [Gleam] is a work by Icelandic composer Askell Masson, inspired by and written in 1979 for clarinet virtuoso Einar Johannesson. The six minute long piece covers the complete range of the instrume...

The Sonatina’s three movements are played without a break. The opening Andante is a dark, slow waltz — a spectre, perhaps, of old Vienna — with its tightly coiled motifs leading to a more lyrical, med...

The Sonatina’s three movements are played without a break. The opening Andante is a dark, slow waltz — a spectre, perhaps, of old Vienna — with its tightly coiled motifs leading to a more lyrical, med...

These 3 Bagatelles, for clarinet alone, by Islandic composer Askell Masson, are a study of contrasts involving a wide range of dynamics while utilizing the full range of the clarinet. Quest, the first...

These 3 Bagatelles, for clarinet alone, by Islandic composer Askell Masson, are a study of contrasts involving a wide range of dynamics while utilizing the full range of the clarinet. Quest, the first...

Symphony Orchestra Genaue Besetzung: 4.4.5.4. - 6.4.5.2 - timpani, percussion (6), harp - strings

Symphony Orchestra Genaue Besetzung: 3.3.3.3. - 4.3.3.1. - percussion, timpani, harp, celesta - strings Frón means Iceland, and this work is based on fragments from Icelandic folk songs. The opening t...

Ora is latin and means coast. With this title, I want to think to the ocean and the fact that Iceland is surrounded by it and that it links us to our neighbouring countries. It also refers to our orig...

Snare Drum and Orchestra or Brass Band or Wind Band or Piano or Percussion Ensemble. Genaue Besetzung: Orchestra version: 2.2.2.2 - 6 (horn 5 & 6 ad lib.).2.3.1 - 3 percussion, timpani(4), strings The...

Performance notice This piece is written for four mallets only. The player has to choose on which surface he plays and then chooses the mallets accordingly to acquire a pleasant sound. The surface can...

Performance notice This piece is written for four mallets only. The player has to choose on which surface he plays and then chooses the mallets accordingly to acquire a pleasant sound. The surface can...

This string orchestra work was written to the memory of the author’s great grandfather, whose name was Otto N. Thorlaksson. He was a seaman, mostly working in very harsh circumstances on the old cutte...

This string orchestra work was written to the memory of the author’s great grandfather, whose name was Otto N. Thorlaksson. He was a seaman, mostly working in very harsh circumstances on the old cutte...

Dieses Orgelstück wurde im April 2009 komponiert und ist ein fünfeinhalbminütiges Werk mit kontemplativer, düsterer Musik. Die Partitur enthält einen kurzen, bewegten chromatischen Mittelteil, der zu...

Marimba solo (A-c''')

Marimba solo (A-c''')

Marimba solo.