Askell Masson: Mittelschwere Noten

This Quintet was commissioned by the Swedish woodwind quintet 'Quintessence' and the music organisation 'Musik i Kronoberg'. The musical material includes quotations from two ancient Icelandic folk me...

This Quintet was commissioned by the Swedish woodwind quintet 'Quintessence' and the music organisation 'Musik i Kronoberg'. The musical material includes quotations from two ancient Icelandic folk me...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Marimba and Orchestra - Studienpartitur und Solostimme Genaue Besetzung: 2.2.2.2. - 4.2.3.2 - timpani, perussion, harp, strings

Marimba and Orchestra - Studienpartitur und Solostimme Genaue Besetzung: 2.2.2.2. - 4.2.3.2 - timpani, perussion, harp, strings

2 Percussions Genaue Besetzung: 2 marimbas, 3 congas, 4 bongos, 2 pedal bass drums, 4 tom-tom, 1 bass drum, 2 octabands, 2 slit drums

2 Percussions Genaue Besetzung: 2 marimbas, 3 congas, 4 bongos, 2 pedal bass drums, 4 tom-tom, 1 bass drum, 2 octabands, 2 slit drums