Joker Music 10

Since autumn of 2014 I have been working on a project called Gycklarmusik, which translates to Joker Music. It has so far reached to become seven parts, all for various small ensembles or solo instruments and they contain a series of aphoristic compositions; No. 1-4 for solo violin, No. 5-9 for small ensemble, No. 10 for solo guitar, No. 11-14 for solo flute, No. 15 for viola da gamba, No. 16 for string quartet and No. 17 for violin and piano. The idea is to keep working so that this constantly will be built on, like a cycle, a little bit similar to Berio's Sequenza. The idea is also to use similar themes and gestures to maintain a thread throughout the work. Important parts of the expression in this aphoristic music is the density, brevity, core fullness and wild contrasts. One can say that I lurk or "joke" with the listeners anticipations putting hard against soft, high against low in unexpected and (hopefully) sometimes beautiful ways.