Esa Onttonen - List of Arrangements

This page contains a list of arrangements I have done of music by other people (see list of works for a list of my own compositions).

• Arrangements for orchestra
• Arrangements for big band
• Jukka Gustavson big band arrangements
• Jukka Perko big band arrangements
• Arrangements for large jazz groups
• Badu Ndjai transcriptions

Arrangements for orchestra

1. trad.: Minä vaivainen, vain mato matkamies maan (virsi 622) (2002) (4'30")
   2222/2000/11, strings, alto sax
   Fp: Turun Musiikkijuhlat 11.8.2002, Virtuosi di Kuhmo, cond. John Storgårds, sol. Jukka Perko, alto saxophone
   Recording: Jukka Perko & Virtuosi di Kuhmo: Kaanaanmaa (Blue Note/EMI Classics 7243 557422 2 3)
2. Jukka Perko: Pallokentällä (2003) (5')
   strings, alto sax, vibes, vocals
   Fp: Saijazz 20.4.2003, Sinfoniaorkesteri VIVO, cond. Jan Söderblom, sol. Vesa-Matti Loiri, vocals; Jukka Perko, alto saxophone; Severi Pyysalo, vibes
3. Anna-Mari Kähärä: Requiem (2005) (6'30")
   2222/4231/1+1, strings, vocals
   Fp: Helsinki 12.2.2005, Anna-Mari Kähärän Orkesteri & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Eva Ollikainen

Arrangements for big band

1. Victor Young: When I Fall In Love (1998) (5'30")
   ss/as/ts/bars/3 flgh/3 trb/pno/db/drs
   Reconstruction of a jazz standard
   Fp: Helsinki 2.5.1998, Sibis Big Band, cond. Kari Heinilä
2. Anna-Mari Kähärä: Kadonnut tie (2003) (5')
   Lyrics by Susanna Haavisto
   cl/ss/as/ts/bars/4 tpt/3 trb/btrb/pno/b/drs, chorus (SSATBB)
   Fp: Helsinki 29.10.2003, UMO Jazz Orchestra, cond. Kirmo Lintinen, Vocal Ensemble Rajaton
3. Joe Zawinul: In A Silent Way (2003) (7')
   voc/2 fl/as/ts/bcl/4 tpt/3 trb/btrb/pno/b/drs
   Performed as "In A Quiet Way" with lyrics by Jenny Robson
   Fp: Helsinki 14.11.2003, UMO Jazz Orchestra, cond. Kirmo Lintinen, sol. Jenny Robson, vocals

Jukka Gustavson big band arrangements

Funded by Finnish Cultural Foundation, LUSES and UMO Jazz Orchestra.

1. Jukka Gustavson: Alla tähden alakulon (9')
2. Jukka Gustavson: Ei voi mitään, ei voi mitään (8')
3. Jukka Gustavson: Hypelkää pehmeästi, oi, kuunsäteet (4'30")
4. Jukka Gustavson: Kultainen kädenpuristus (7')
5. Jukka Gustavson: Meren pauhu meren laulu (9')
6. Jukka Gustavson: Rakkaani, muistatko (3'25")
7. Jukka Gustavson: Suomalainen zekkailu-mentaliteetti (7'30")
8. Jukka Gustavson: Tervetuloa-Rag (4'45")
   Fp: Helsinki 29.9.2005, Umo Jazz Orchestra, cond. Markku Veijonsuo, sol. Jukka Gustavson

Jukka Perko big band arrangements

Commissioned by Jukka Perko and The Finnish Big Band Federation, funded by Finnish Cultural Foundation and The Arts Council of Finland. Conductor scores and parts are available from The FIMIC Music Library. The entire program had its premiere on February 10, 2005 by the UMO Jazz Orchestra conducted by Kari Heinilä.

1. Jukka Perko: ... And The Kite Escaped (1988, arr. 2003) (8')
2. Jukka Perko: Contemplation (1994, arr. 2003) (8')
3. Jukka Perko: (Living On) The Harvest Coast (1993, arr. 2003) (7')
4. Jukka Perko: Olavi-valssi (1999, arr. 2003) (9'30")
   Fp: Helsinki 30.11.2003, Junior All Star Big Band, cond. Antti Rissanen, sol. Jukka Perko
5. Jukka Perko: Familiar Face (1994, arr. 2004) (9'30")
6. Jukka Perko: Huuhkain (1989, arr. 2004) (8')
7. Jukka Perko: Tuntemattomia sotilaita (1992, arr. 2004) (8')
   Fp: Helsinki 10.10.2004, Junior All Star Big Band, cond. Antti Rissanen, sol. Jukka Perko

Arrangements for large jazz ensembles

1. Erykah Badu: Green Eyes (1998) (10')
   voc/fl/as/ts/2 tp/pno/b/drs
   Fp: Helsinki 18.1.2002, UMO Jazz Orchestra, cond. Jouni Järvelä

Badu Ndjai transcriptions

From October to November 2000 I worked with Senegalese guitarist Badu Ndjai by transcribing and notating his music for the Finnish Avanti! Chamber Orchestra. The other half of the job was done by Raoul Björkenheim. These pieces were performed at Gloria in Helsinki on November 21, 2000.

Only the Avanti! part of the music was notated, Badu's guitar part and and percussion parts weren't written down. The instrumentation of the written music is: tenor sax, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola, violincello.

1. Badu Ndjai: Dugub
2. Badu Ndjai: Fun
3. Badu Ndjai: Hyvää joulua
4. Badu Ndjai: Jeete
5. Badu Ndjai: Singing Ladies
6. trad., arr. Badu Ndjai: Säkkijärven polkka
7. Badu Ndjai: Xalebile