{"product_id":"dig12325-stenarna-copy","title":"Stenarna (The Stones)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eStenarna \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e(The Stones) is a setting of a 1954 poem by the Swedish poet and Nobel-prize winner Tomas Tranströmer. Stones are a recurring symbol in Tranströmer’s poetry, often representing time and transformation. Tranströmer’s almost minimalistic formal clarity creates a space which seems to fill with an ethereal power, an otherworldly presence.\u0026nbsp;My musical style was an easy companion to the great poet in this work. Canons, simple rhythms, clear lines. A limited tonal palette of seven tones, introduced one at a time like primary colors against a monochrome background. Harmonies that shift in a beat from the simple to the unexpected and extraordinary. \u003ci\u003eStenarna\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/i\u003ewas commissioned by Bengt Ollén and Sofia Vokalensemble in honor of the choir’s 30th anniversary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\/Matthew Peterson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe stones we have thrown, I hear them\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003efalling, crystal clear through the years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eFrom\u003ci\u003e Stenarna \u003c\/i\u003e(1954) by Tomas Tranströmer, translation by the composer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/4153\/8343\/files\/20250614-Stenarna.mp3?v=1757572931\" title=\"Stenarna\"\u003eListen to the premiere av Stenarna\u003c\/a\u003e, with Sofia Vokalensemble and Bengt Ollén.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePRONUNCTIATION GUIDES\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/4153\/8343\/files\/Stenarna_audio.m4a?v=1758875446\" title=\"Stenarna audio guide\"\u003eAudio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/4153\/8343\/files\/Stenarna_IPA_phonetics.pdf?v=1758875625\" title=\"Stenarna IPA\"\u003eIPA Phonetics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gehrmans Musikförlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55384942772609,"sku":"dig12325","price":49.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/4153\/8343\/files\/14950-stenarna_c7ba5474-337e-4c1f-b562-532de2346864.jpg?v=1758029363","url":"https:\/\/gehrmans.se\/en\/products\/dig12325-stenarna-copy","provider":"Gehrmans Musikförlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}