Peter Wallin - Music Creator

SYMPHONY No. 1 "The Visitor" (Opus 13, 1987)

Composed between April-December 1987

Scoring:
Picc.,2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bass Clar. in Bb, 2 Bassoons
4 French Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in Bb, 2 Trombones, 1 Tuba
2 Timpany, 6 Perc. parts
String Orchestra
Tape (ad lib.)

Movements:
1. Introduction
2. Visionary dreams
3. Romance 1 (attacca)
4. The enjoyable life (attacca)
5. Romance 2
6. Thoughts and destructed dreams
7. Conclusions
8. The nightmare
9. The unexpected visitor
10. Romance 3
11. The fright of the unknown
12. The last battle of the visitor


Duration:
86-90 minutes


Commissioned by Joakim Ersgård, to be used as the motion picture soundtrack to the film "The Visitors" (1988).

Movement 11 (The  Fright of the Unknown) revised to a separate composition in 1989 (Opus 24)
Movement 12 (The last battle of the Visitor) revised to Symphony No. 3 "Time"  in 1998 (Opus 81)

All themes are presented in a concentrated way in the "overture" The Symphony Race (1988, Opus 14).


First performance:
Cinemas throughout Sweden (as motion picture soundtrack) 1988-04-29




SYMPHONY No. 2 "Visions of -97" (Opus 77, 1997)

Dedicated to:
Esbjerg Youth Symphony Orchestra

Scoring:
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons
4 French Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in Bb, 2 Trombones, 1 Tuba
Timpany, 3 Perc. parts
String Orchestra


Duration: 17 minutes


Revised version of the orchestral composition "Visions" (1985, Opus 6)

Scenes in the dark, shadowes that appears and disappears on the wall, the unexpectable...


With the Tuba Cadenza "Falling" (1998, Opus 78)

NOT PERFORMED YET!!




SYMPHONY No. 3 "Time" (Opus 81, 1998)

Scoring:
1 Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 1 Bass Clarinet in Bb, 2 Bassoons
4 French Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in Bb,, 3 Trombones, 1 Tuba
2 Timpany, 5 Percussion Parts
Large String Orchestra


Duration: 23-27 minutes
Composed in 4 movements


A honour piece to Kjell-Åke Bjärming, and his long life work for the benefits of the music life in Lund, Sweden.

First Performance:
2000-04-09
Town Hall,  Lund (Sweden)
The City Orchestra of Lund
Conductor: Mats Rondin

Dedicated to the City Orchestra of Lund & Kjell-Åke Bjärming




SYMPHONY No. 4 "MOF" (Opus 95, 2001)

Commissioned by MOF Esbjerg, Denmark, in the autumn of 2000.
Composed in april-june 2001

Scoring:
1 Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 1 Bass Clarinet in Bb, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, 2 Bassoons
4 French Horns in F, 6 Trumpets in Bb, 4 Cornets in Bb, 2 Fluegelhorns in Bb, 3 Trombones, 2 Baritones, 2 Euphoniums, 2 Tuba in Eb, 2 Tuba in Bb
Timpany, Drum Set, 2 Percussion Parts
Electric Guitar & Electric Bass
Grand Piano & 4 Synthesizers
Mixed Choir
Large String Orchestra
Cell. Phone Orchestra
Ad hoc. Parade ad lib.
Triangle Quartet (ad lib.)

Duration: 25-35 minutes


This piece of music deals with the fact that amateur musicians are a marvellous phenomenon.
It is written to, because of, in honour of, and with the greatest respect of them.
The symphony takes it starting point in "the big bang" - 12 tones (the tones of the chromatic scale), all trying to get in charge, connected in 4 chords; C minor, D Major, E Major & B flat minor.
Containing 4 movements, mended together with 3 different "Conductors speech", where the conductor gives a clue to what occures him/her at the moment.
Through the symphony, the 4 chords calls for leadership, but they do not get it in a natural kind of manner. At the climax, after Conductors Speech No. 3, the whole ensemble go into a kind of maniac ecstasy, presenting a numberless bunch of themes at the same time, followed by the (as far as I know) world premiere of a notated cell. phone orchestra, played/talked by the whole ensemble.

First Performance:
2001-10-07
Music House Esbjerg (Denmark)
Musicians and chorus singers from MOF Esbjerg
Conductor: Peter Wallin

Members of the Parade:
Erik den Røde (Cow horn)
The Bronze Lure Orchestra, Brørup (Bronze Lures)
Sörine Gejl (Voice)
Sigrid B. Paulsen & Peer Munkgaard (Violin)
Pernille Nordtorp, Lene Damgård & Anita Olsen (Showdance)
Pie Huda (Tenor Sax.)
Niels-Evald Jensen (El. Guitar)
Jesper K. Iversen (Drums)
Reno Kiilerich (Chainsaw)

Featuring "TRIANGLE QUARTET No. 1",
performed by
Carina & Sabina Tangsgaard, Trine Esbensen, Nanna B. Rasmussen


First performance is dedicated to the commissioner, the late Annet Hellemann




SYMPHONY No. 5 "H.C. Andersen" (Opus 133, 2005)

Composed in January-February 2005

Scoring:
Soprano Cornet, Solo Cornet, Repiano Cornet, Cornet 2 & 3
Flügelhorn, Solo Horn, Horn 1 & 2
Baritone 1 & 2
Trombone 1 & 2, Bass Trombone
Euphonium, Tuba in Eb & Bb
Timpany (4), Susp. Cymbals (Chinese & Regular), Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone & Drum Set

Movements:
1. Intro
2. Donkey Man Talk
3. Bell(man) moods
4. Very Cold
5. Outro

Duration: 25 min.

A tribute to Hans Christian Andersens (200 years young in 2005) fine writing.

First performance:
2005-10-29 Statsskolen Esbjerg (Denmark)
Esbjerg Brass Band (who also commissioned the composition) playing movement 1 & 2
Conductor: Jesper Allin

FIRST COMPLETE PERFORMANCE:
2006-06-13 Johanneskirken Brørup (Denmark)
Esbjerg Brass Band
Conductor: Jesper Allin

SYMPHONY No. 6 "DARK..." (Opus 154, 2007-10)

Scoring:

8 French Horn Solo Parts, 33*3*3 4331, Percussion & 2 String Orchestras

(Percussion instruments: 2 Timpany (29" & 32 ", linked to String Orchestra 2), Vibraphone(s), Crotale(s), Water Tubular Bell Ensemble)

All parts can be single / multiple played!

"Tone of the day" - Music of week 1"

 Duration: Very variable (from app. 6-7 min. to neverending...)

The Vision from Lindos (Rhodos - Greece) - "The white town", and the composer getting complete schizo in a complete tourist inferno - Apocalyptic indeed! Follow lead vibraphone player in the horrific dream/nightmare of complete insane activities at the wrong spot - 5 conductors / ensemble leaders are required here! This one can be a beast - floating, sneaking... The only clear thing in this case: You return where you came from at the end of the story...

NOT PERFORMED YET!