Jonas Tarm

WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA

Works for symphony orchestra

  • 2022
    13'
    symphony orchestra: 2222, 2222, harp, celesta, strings
    Fp: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kaspar Mänd; April 22, 2022, Estonia Concert Hall, Estonian Music Days
    Commissioned by: Estonian Music Days
  • The Sun is Singing [Päike laulab]
    2017
    5'
    symphony orchestra
    Fp: Symphony orchestra of the XXVII General Song Celebration, conductor Riivo Jõgi; July 7, 2019, Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, XXVII General Song Celebration
    Commissioned by: Song and Dance Celebration Foundation

Works for string orchestra

  • Memories of the Earth
    I Light the Fire
    II Love Weeps by Water
    III Dances on Land
    IV Farewell Flight

    2019
    12'
    string orchestra
    Fp: Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Risto Joost; May 5, 2019, Tallinn, House of Blackheads, World Music Days 2019
    Commissioned by: Estonian Music Days/World Music Days
  • Refugee at Sea [Pagulane merel]
    2015
    10'
    string orchestra
    Fp: Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Risto Joost; September 19, 2015, Tallinn House of Blackheads
    Commissioned by: Tallinn Philharmonic Society
  • Headline Hues: Concerto for Strings [Pealkirjud: kontsert keelpillidele]
    Dedicated to the casualties of the Arab Spring
    Prelude
    1. Bright Blue Light
    2. Red Silence
    3. Yellow Media

    2013
    17'
    string orchestra
    Fp: Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Risto Joost; April 7, 2013, Tallinn House of Brotherhood of Black Heads, Estonian Music Days Festival
  • Rhapsody [Rapsoodia]
    A work for young string orchestra
    2011
    3’
    string orchestra
    Fp: Music Institute of Chicago's Junior Academy Strings, conductor James Setapen; 05.05.2012, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, USA
    Publisher: Tretjakevisch Publishing

WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT(S) AND ORCHESTRA

Works for violin and orchestra

  • Melody [Meloodia]
    2016
    8'
    violin, string orchestra
    Fp: Miia Olivia Onni (violin), Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Vello Pähn; March 16, 2017, Tallinn House of Blackheads
    Commissioned by: Tallinn Music High School

WORKS FOR ENSEMBLE

Duos

  • Pildid lapsepõlvest (Pictures from Childhood)
    I
    II Liisile
    III Gustav

    2021
    17'
    saxophone, piano
    Fp: Rene Laur (saxophone), Joonatan Jürgenson (piano); October 22, 2021, Tallinn, Great Guild Hall
    Commissioned by: Joonatan Jürgenson, Rene Laur
    CD "Pildid lapsepõlvest", Joonatan Jürgenson (2021); Rene Laur (saxophone), Joonatan Jürgenson (piano)
  • Melody [Meloodia]
    Piano reduction of the "Melody" for violin and string orchestra
    2016
    8'
    violin, piano
  • Postlude
    2012/2016
    cello, piano
    Fp: Alexander Hersh (cello), Chris McCarthy (piano); April 19, 2016, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Postlude
    2012
    2'30
    violin, piano
    Fp: Shengnan Li (violin), Christopher McCarthy (piano); 23.10.2012, Williams Hall, Boston, USA
    Publisher: Tretjakevisch Publishing

Quartets

  • Las Ruinas Circulares
    2010/2013
    6'
    violin, viola, vello, piano
    Fp: Frost Quartet: Kelsey Blumenthal (violin), Hannah Nicholas (viola), Alan Toda-Ambaras (cello), Sophie Scolnik-Brower (piano); May 15, 2014, New England Conservatory Jordan Hall
  • Las Ruinas Circulares
    2010
    6’
    flute, violin, cello, piano
    Fp: Letita Chim (flute), Jorie Butler-Geyer (violin), Yong Park (cello), Anne McLaughlin (piano); 11.03.2011, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, USA
    FpEst: Maarika Järvi (flute), Miina Järvi (violin), Marius Järvi (cello), Mihkel Järvi (piano); 30.07.2012, Pärnu St Elizabeth church, Järvi Summer Festival
    Publisher: Tretjakevisch Publishing

String quartets

  • 2023
    11'
    string quartet
    Fp: M4GNET Quartet; April 29, 2023, The Estonian Academy of Sciences, Tallinn, Estonian Music Days
    Commissioned by: Estonian Music Days

Sextets

  • The Last March
    2019
    13'
    flute/piccolo, clarinet, percussion (1 player), piano, violin, cello
    Fp: Boston Musica Viva, conductor Richard Pittman; January 18, 2020, Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, USA
    Commissioned by: Boston Musica Viva

WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT

Works for cello

  • Ballad [Ballaad]
    2012
    16'
    cello
    Fp: Peter Eom (cello); December 8, 2013, New England Conservatory Brown Hall
    Publisher: Tretjakevisch Publishing

Works for guitar

  • Thoughts of Prayer
    2013
    3'
    guitar
    Fp: Fiel Sahir (guitar); February 25, 2014, New England Conservatory Williams Hall, USA

VOCAL AND CHORAL MUSIC

Works for voice(s) and other instrument(s)

  • Uni
    1. Uinu lapsuke (Sleep, Child)
    2. Tule rutuga (Come Quickly)
    3. Oh, maga marjaoks (Oh, Sleep My Berry Branch)

    2023
    10'
    voice, viola
    Text: folklore
    Fp: Anna Viemeister (mezzo soprano), Ezra Costanza (viola); September 8, 2023, New York Estonian House, USA
    Commissioned by: Off the Chamber

Works for mixed choir a cappella

  • Aeg (Time) [Aeg]
    2014
    mixed choir
    Text: Artur Alliksaar
    Fp: New York Virtuoso Singers, conductor Harold Rosenbaum; November 15, 2014, Merkin Concert Hall, New York

Works for female choir a cappella

  • 1. White Horse and Swinging Shoots
    2. Spider Webs
    3. The Wind Is Blowing
    4. Drops

    2013
    11'
    female choir
    Text: Kaalu Kirme
    Fp: Academic Female Choir of University of Tartu, conductor Triin Koch; October 31, 2013, Assembly Hall of University of Tartu, 100th anniversary of Corporation Ugala
    Commissioned by: Corporation Ugala
    CD "Seedlings", Academic Women's Choir of the University of Tartu (2015); Academic Women's Choir of the University of Tartu, conductor Triin Koch

INCIDENTAL MUSIC

Film music

  • Music for short film "Riding Scooters"
    Directed by Terry Hou, American Film Institute (AFI)
    2021
    Fp: November 11, 2021, USA

ORCHESTRATIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS

  • Oi u luzi chervona kalyna (The Red Viburnum in the Meadow)
    Arrangement of Stepan Charnetsky's song
    2022
    3'
    mixed choir
    Text: Stepan Charnetsky
    Fp: Estonia Sings for Ukraine Joint Choir, soloist Varvara Bražnik, conductor Hirvo Surva; May 23, 2022 on Youtube