Inventing Finnish Music: Contemporary Composers from Medieval to Modern
| Book | Inventing Finnish Music: Contemporary Composers from Medieval to Modern |
| Publisher | Finnish Music Information Centre |
| Editor | Aarne Toivonen |
| Translated by | Jaakko Mäntyjärvi |
| Graphic Design | Minna Luoma |
| Copyright Holder | Finnish Music Information Centre, Kimmo Korhonen |
| Copyright Holder (Translation) | Jaakko Mäntyjärvi |
| Printed by | Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy |
| About/Subject | Classical Music, Finnish Classical Music, Finnish Opera, Erik Tulindberg, Thomas Byström, Carl Ludvig Lithander, Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Fredrik Pacius, Axel Gabriel Ingelius, Karl Collan, Konrad Greve, Richard Faltin, Filip von Schantz, Ernst Fabritius, Martin Wegelius, Robert Kajanus, Ernst Mielck, Jean Sibelius, Armas Järnefelt, Erkki Melartin, Leevi Madetoja, Selim Palmgren, Ilmari Hannikainen, Heino Kaski, Ernst Linko, Oskar Merikanto, Toivo Kuula, Armas Launis, Emil Kauppi, Ernest Pingoud, Väinö Raitio, Aarre Merikanto, Uuno Klami, Yrjö Kilpinen, Tauno Pylkkänen, Sulho Ranta, Taneli Kuusisto, Helvi Leiviskä, Erkki Aaltonen, Nils-Eric Ringbom, Einar Englund, Ahti Sonninen, Jouko Tolonen, Matti Rautio, Seppo Nummi, Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Sakari Mononen, Pentti Rautio, Joonas Kokkonen, Erik Bergman, Usko Meriläinen, Paavo Heininen, Kari Rydman, Henrik Otto Donner, Erkki Salmenhaara, Tauno Marttinen, Leonid Bashmakov, Sulo Salonen, Bengt Johansson, Eero Sipilä, Gottfrid Gräsbeck, Jouko Linjama, Pekka Kostiainen, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Aulis Sallinen, Ilkka Kuusisto, Atso Almila, Jorma Panula, Ralf Gothóni, Eero Erkkilä, Kaj-Erik Gustafsson, Kari Tikka (2), Harri Wessman, Lars Karlsson, Teppo Hauta-aho, Pekka Jalkanen, Jukka Linkola, Timo-Juhani Kyllönen, Lasse Jalava, Kai Nieminen (2), Harri Ahmas, Pertti Jalava, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Leif Segerstam, Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Kalevi Aho, Mikko Heiniö, Jarmo Sermilä, Erkki Jokinen, Herman Rechberger, Jukka Tiensuu, Eero Hämeenniemi, Kaija Saariaho, Magnus Lindberg, Kraft, Jouni Kaipainen, Olli Kortekangas, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Tapani Länsiö, Kimmo Hakola, Olli Koskelin, Tapio Tuomela, Harri Vuori, Tapio Nevanlinna, Harri Suilamo, Vladimir Agopov, Oliver Kohlenberg, Harri Viitanen, Veli-Mati Puumala, Seppo Pohjola, Jovanka Trbojević, Jukka Koskinen, Asko Hyvärinen, Hannu Pohjannoro, Juha T. Koskinen, Perttu Haapanen, Sampo Haapamäki, Johan Tallgren, Lotta Wennäkoski, Riikka Talvitie, Sebastian Fagerlund, Markus Fagerudd, Kimmo Nevonmaa, Jyrki Linjama, Tommi Kärkkäinen, Jan Mikael Vainio, Pasi Lyytikäinen, Juhani Nuorvala, Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Patrik Vidjeskog, Tomi Räisänen, Aki Yli-Salomäki, Uljas Pulkkis, Jani Kääriä, Tuomas Kantelinen, Olli Mustonen, Kirmo Lintinen, Jaakko Kuusisto |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Helsinki |
| Copyright | 2007 |
| Pages / Font | 247 pages |
| Edition No. | 2 |
| ISBN 13 | 978-952-5076-61-5 |
| Chapters | To the reader I CHURCH AND CITY The early days of Finnish music II OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN Composers in the Classical period The first-generation composers Erik Tulindberg - Thomas Byström - Carl Ludvig Lithander - Other Lithanders Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Composer and clarinettist III ROMANCING THE TONE Music in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland Fredrik Pacius and the road to Romanticism The First Finnish Opera Axel Gabriel Ingelius - Karl Collan - Konrad Greve - Richard Faltin - Filip von Schantz - Ernst Fabritius Shaping the structures of musical life Martin Wegelius - Robert Kajanus - Ernst Mielck The language issue IV "THE MIGHT SPRING TIDE OF FINNISH MUSIC" National Romanticism and Late Romanticism 'Golden age of Finnish art' - Helsinki Music Institute and orchestras - The choral movement - Opera The Kalevala, Finland's national epic Finnish folk music Jean Sibelius: The Symphonic master Sibelius's second symphony - is it just music or a portrait of the independence struggle? The shadow of Sibelius Armas Järnefelt Erkki Melartin: An eclectic Late Romantic The elegance of Leevi Madetoja Selim Palmgren, the 'Nordic Chopin and Schumann' Ilmari Hannikainen - Heino Kaski - Ernst Linko Oskar Merikanto, a composer between high culture and public at large Toivo Kuula: Music with pathos and sentiment Armas Launis: An opera composer of the finest quality Emil Kauppi A national opera is born V "WINDOWS OPEN TOWARDS EUROPE" Finnish 1920s Modernism Ernest Pingoud: A man of many worlds Väinö Raitio: Impressionist and Expressionist Aarre Merikanto: A national Modernist Two settings of Juha, two operatic fates Uuno Klami: On the trail of Stravinsky and Ravel Uuno Klami's Kalevala suite: A farewell to the Romantic Kalevala VI SHELTERED BY THE KALEVALA, OVERSHADOWED BY WAR The 1930s and a return to national values Yrjö Kilpinen, the master of Finnish lied Tauno Pylkkänen, the 'Nordic Puccini' Continuing the national tradition in instrumental music Sulho Ranta - Taneli Kuusisto - Helvi Leiviskä - Erkki Aaltonen - Nils-Eric Ringbom Finnish film music VII RISING FROM THE ASHES OF WAR From Neo-Classicism to dodecaphony Einar Englund and the ideal of absolute music Other composers of the Neo-Classical period Ahti Sonninen - Jouko Tolonen - Matti Rautio - Seppo Nummi The turn to dodecaphony Nils-Eric Fougstedt - Sakari Mononen - Pentti Rautio Joonas Kokkonen: A "passion for quality" VIII ROWS, COLOURS AND NURSERY NOISE The second wave of Modernism in Finnish music Erik Bergman: The musical explorer Usko Meriläinen: Character and kinetics Paavo Heininen: A devout Modernist "Completely unruly nursery noise" Kari Rydman - Henrik Otto Donner Electronic music in Finland IX "THAT WHICH WAS OLD" The transition of the 1960s and free-tonality Erkki Salmenhaara: From Modernism to neo-tonality Tauno Marttinen and the 'spark of the eternal' Leonid Bashmakov: A symphonic and concerto composer The new wave of choral music Sulo Salonen - Bengt Johansson - Eero Sipilä - Gottfrid Gräsbeck Jouko Linjama: Works for choir and organ Pekka Kostiainen and the national mythology Jaakko Mäntyjärvi Some opera composers Aulis Sallinen starts the opera boom Ilkka Kuusisto: Operas with wide range Two 'Ilmajoki composers': Panula and Almila Ralf Gothóni - Eero Erkkilä - Kaj-Erik Gustafsson - Kari Tikka Persistent free-tonality Harri Wessman: Romantic sentiment and intimate lyricism Lars Karlsson: Stages of self-exploration Teppo Hauta-aho: A humorous master of double bass Pekka Jalkanen: Minimalism with folk music impulses Jukka Linkola: Careers in both jazz and concert music Timo-Juhani Kyllönen: Music with a Russian flavour Lasse Jalava: Jazzy, Oriental and Latin American spices Kai Nieminen: Inspiration from literature and fine arts Harri Ahmas, musician and composer Pertti Jalava: From jazz to classical music The opera boom Music all year around, a land of symphonic orchestras and music festivals X IN THE POST-MODERNIST HALL OF MIRRORS Composers caught in the crossfire Einojuhani Rautavaara: A composer of many personas Angel of light and the path to success Leif Segerstam: A musical stream of consciousness Pehr Henrik Nordgren: The depth of life Kalevi Aho: A monumental symphonic composer Mikko Heiniö: "Post-Modern features" XI TOWARDS NEW SOUND WORLDS The new wave of Finnish Modernism in the 1980s New Modernists in the 1970s Jarmo Sermilä: A shift to a more lyrical sound world Erkki Jokinen: Harmony, tonal colour and textures Herman Rechberger: A versatile storyteller Jukka Tiensuu: A Modernist musical polymath The Ears Open! group Eero Hämeenniemi: The Expressionist fundament with Indian elements Kaija Saariaho: Tonal colours with fantastic images Magnus Lindberg: Fast, rhythmic and massive music Kraft: a monument in Finnish modernism Jouni Kaipainen: Sonorous and lyrical ‘Classicalization’ Olli Kortekangas: A philosopher with translucent textures Esa-Pekka Salonen: Scintillating brilliance and caressing smoothness Tapani Länsiö: Technical self-control and conciseness of form Contemporaries of the Ears Open! composers: Modernism and free twelve-tone music Kimmo Hakola: Music as drama Olli Koskelin: Music with self-nuanced spectral harmonies Tapio Tuomela: Modernism combined with national dimensions Harri Vuori: Spectral music with carefully shaped details Other new composers of the 1980s Tapio Nevanlinna: Colours, fields, fragments Harri Suilamo: Brief, polished and rapid Vladimir Agopov – Oliver Kohlenberg – Harri Viitanen XII BROADENING HORIZONS The new freedom of the 1990s and the youngest generation of composers Modernism and Expressionism Veli-Mati Puumala: Detailed complexity and rich tonal colour Seppo Pohjola: From Modernism to more traditional forms Jovanka Trbojević and a bold sense of drama Jukka Koskinen: Clear, logical masses of sounds Asko Hyvärinen: Complex, frenetic, uncompromising music Hannu Pohjannoro: A composer of poetic and controlled music Juha T. Koskinen: Playful, alert, rapid and humorous Perttu Haapanen: “A Faustian passion of exploration” Sampo Haapamäki: Microintervals and spectral music Johan Tallgren: Bright and complex works Lotta Wennäkoski: A fine sense of tonal colour Riikka Talvitie: In favour of lyrical textures Sebastian Fagerlund: Rich in sound, quick in movement Markus Fagerudd: Rock, jazz and music for the stage Kimmo Nevonmaa Jyrki Linjama: Modernism with emotional sensitivity Tommi Kärkkäinen: An interest in constructing harmonies Jan Mikael Vainio: Extra-musical inspirations Pasi Lyytikäinen: A young opera composer Freedom of style Juhani Nuorvala: Urban sensitivity and Minimalist approaches Osmo Tapio Räihälä and music from surprising sources Patrik Vidjeskog: The basis in melody, harmony and counterpoint Tomi Räisänen: Moving between dodecaphony and free-tonality Aki Yli-Salomäki: “I am not averse to melody” Uljas Pulkkis: Sparkle and programmatic elements Jani Kääriä, a glowing and sonorous Romantic Tuomas Kantelinen: Flexibility and hints of Hollywood Olli Mustonen: Romantic idiom with a rhythmic drive Kirmo Lintinen, “a classical musician who has had a more jazzy period” Jaakko Kuusisto: Neo-Romantic and Impressionist elements Index |
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