Creation : 1983 at Académie Sibelius
Composition : 1983
Musicians : 1 clarinet and 2 bass drums
Duration : 10′
Publishing : Wilhelm Hansen
Ablauf (Disclaimer), originally written on the occasion of Lindberg’s first monographic concert at the Sibelius Academy on 15 April 1983, was played by clarinettist Kari Kriikku, a member of the Toimii ensemble, in the hall of the concert hall during the intermission. The clarinet part (B-flat clarinet for the first movement, bass clarinet for the second) was meticulously described; the two percussionists, at the ends of the hall, accompanied the soloist with bass drums, as in a primitive ritual. There is only one section where the three musicians meet and play in synchrony, between the two movements of the piece. In 1988, Lindberg revised Ablauf on the occasion of his recording of Kari Kriikku and also added a notation for the percussionists. Risto Nieminen, ‘Magnus Lindberg’, Les Cahiers de l’Ircam, coll. ‘Compositeurs d’Aujourd’hui No. 3’.