Men månen er alltid her

Instrumentation

Soprano solo

Commissioned

by nyMusikk’s Composer Group, with support from Arts Council Norway

Durata

ca. 7 min

About

I love the condensed form of the haiku poems and tried to conserve some of their concentration and fragility in this piece for solo soprano.

The Norwegian title translates to “Though the moon is always here”.

Score

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Read watermarked score here:

World premiere

by Ragnhild Thu Austnaberg, 4th of June 2019 as a part of their master’s concert at the Norwegian Academy of Music

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Performances


Date
Performer(s)
Venue, city, country
31.05.23Emilie Hellum JohansenThe Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, Norway
06.11.22Silje Aker JohnsenHardanger musikkfest, Ullensvang kirke, Lofthus, Norway
04.06.19Ragnhild Thu AustnabergNorwegian Academy of Music , Oslo, Norway