{"id":1438,"date":"2017-03-22T17:54:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T16:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2017-03-23T08:27:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T07:27:02","slug":"listen-and-also-thorns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/listen-and-also-thorns\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen: &#8230; and also thorns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The human voice and the saxophones have a lot in common. The breathing of course, but also something in the timbre. Especially when the voices uses an archaic style of singing\/calling, called \u201ckulning\u201d. This is a technique used in Swedish folk music, traditionally employed outdoors, to call animals or to communicate with other people over long distances. Sung at full volume in a high register without vibrato it is very powerful.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Klagos\u00e5ng \/Lament; <em>ca 7,5 min<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Jag lyfter blicken\/ I lift up my eyes to you; <em>ca 4 min<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Ock av t\u00f6rnen\/\u2026and also thorns; <em>ca 4 min<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 R\u00e4dda mig ur dyn\/ Rescue me from the Mire; <em>ca 4,5 min<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Composed by Karin Rehnqvist 1994\/2001. Featured composer at the festival for new music \u2013 Svensk Musikv\u00e5r 2017.<br \/>\nPerformed by Ulrika Bod\u00e9n, soprano, and Stockholm Saxophone Quartet: J\u00f6rgen Pettersson, Linn Persson, Jesper Eriksson, Matias Karlsen Bj\u00f6rnstad, in the H\u00f6galid Church, Stockholm, March 20, 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hdCgoDDAkio?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The human voice and the saxophones have a lot in common. The breathing of course, but also something in the timbre. 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