Askell Masson

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

Chamber Orchestra Exact instrumentation: 1(picc).1.1(bcl).1(cbs). - 1.0.0.0. - strings

Chamber Orchestra Exact instrumentation: 1(picc).1(eh).1(bcl).1(cbs). - 1.1(picc,flg).0.0. - percussion (1) - piano - strings

Maes Howe is a large sepulchral mound in the Orkney Islands of northern Scotland, containing a long passage that leads to a rectangular central burial chamber whose walls hold small vaults. Built some...

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 Icelandic composer Askell Masson, are a study of contrasts involving a wide range of dynamics while utilizing the full range of the clarinet. Quest, the firs...

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

Symphony Orchestra Exact instrumentation: 4.4.5.4. - 6.4.5.2 - timpani, percussion (6), harp - strings

Symphony Orchestra Exact instrumentation: 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 open...

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 neighboring countries. It also refers to our origi...

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

Íma is a fairy maiden from an Icelandic folk tale. It tells of when she approaches a peasant in the fields with affection also promising him access to a book with supernatural powers. When, after deny...

Íma is a fairy maiden from an Icelandic folk tale. It tells of when she approaches a peasant in the fields with affection also promising him access to a book with supernatural powers. When, after deny...