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    • Solo with electronics
      • While the heart’s heartbeat beats its old song
        for amplified saxophone and tape
      • While she was dreaming
        for amplified violin and electronics
      • Ytor, böljande
        for percussion and loudspeaker
      • Reed, chanting
        for oboe and electronics
    • Duo
      • Sweet Thursday
        for guitar duo
      • Ting and Twine
        for harp and percussion
      • Bells and Tides
        for cello and percussion
      • Gesång
        for mezzo soprano, percussion and electronics
      • Wavering wood, whirling metal
        for harp, percussion and music boxes
    • Ensemble
      • Trio
        for traditional Korean percussion, piano and violin
      • A swarm came in from the dark
        for violin and ensemble
      • Tinkles, clinks and heavenly metal
        for violin, Paetzold, objects and electronics
      • Reed, undulating
        for ensemble
      • Backdrifting
        for ensemble
    • Orchestra
      • Whirli(gigue)
        for large symphony orchestra
      • Krusning Skiktning
        for piano and orchestra
    • Music for young musicians
      • Thawing, undulating
        for saxophone, trombone and any six instruments
      • Musik för strängar
        for piano four hands
      • For Ashley
        for prepared piano and electronics

While she was dreaming

for amplified violin and tape

Karin Hellqvist performing While she was dreaming
Photo: Peo Bengtsson

Program note (English)

While she was dreaming (2012)
for amplified violin and tape

was written for Swedish violinist Karin Hellqvist. Its fundament is a fragmented Swedish folk tune (polska) from Dalecarlia, the folklore region of Sweden where Karin was born and raised. Without having a background in folk music myself, I used it as a musical material, mixing the characteristic techniques and timbre of the polska with contemporary techniques and, for the electronic part, ring modulation.

While she was dreaming was mainly written during dark winter days and nights while my daughter Ejla was asleep. The piece is dedicated to her.

While she was dreaming is a piece for amplified violin and tape. It was written for Swedish violinist Karin Hellqvist in 2010-2012. Its fundament is a fragmented Swedish folk tune (polska) from Dalecarlia, the folklore region of Sweden where Karin was born and raised.

Durata: 9’10”

Score available for download.

  • Premiered by Karin Hellqvist in Ålborg, Denmark 2012

Other performances by Karin Hellqvist include:

  • 2012: Sound of Stockholm
  • 2014: Bydgoszcz (Poland), KOMPAKT (Zürich), Fylkingen (Stockholm)
  • 2015: NEO (Uppsala), Torun (Poland)
  • 2016: Ponta del Sol (Madeira)
  • 2017: Ponta del Sol (Madeira), SMOG (Brussels), Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Levande Musik (Göteborg)
  • 2018: Forsby Kvarn Musikscen, Sonic Festival (Copenhagen)
  • 2019: Scenkonst Sörmland, Sigridlunds café, Sparreholm
  • 2020: Svensk Musikvår (Stockholm), Frequenz Festival (Kiel)

In 2014 the piece was performed by Vlad Stankuleasa at Vårmusikfestivalen, Göteborg.
In 2018 the piece was performed by Frieda Mossop at the festival Svensk Musikvår, Stockholm and by Pauline Kim Harris at MATA festival, New York.

Recording with Karin Hellqvist at Sonic Festival, Copenhagen, 2018:

http://jennyhettne.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/While@Sonic-Festival.mp3

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