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List Of Compositions By Einojuhani Rautavaara
This is a list of compositions by Einojuhani Rautavaara. Rautavaara stopped using opus numbers for his new compositions during the 1970s. In addition, he revised several of his compositions many years after they were originally composed. Therefore, using opus numbers in connection with his works is not a necessity. Operas *''Kaivos (The Mine)'' (1957–1958/1960/1963) *''Apollo contra Marsyas'' (1970) *''The Abduction of the Sampo (Runo 42: Sammon ryosto)'', choral opera (1974/1982) *''Marjatta, the Lowly Maiden (Marjatta Matalan Neiti)'' (1975) *''A Dramatic Scene, "Late One Night" (En dramatisk Scen)'' (1976) *''Thomas'' (1982–1985) *''Vincent'' (1986–1987) *'' The House of the Sun (Auringon talo)'' (1989–1990) *''The Gift of the Magi (Tietäjien lahja)'', chamber opera (1993–1994) *'' Aleksis Kivi'' (1995–1996) *''Rasputin'' (2001–2003) Incidental Music * Incidental Music to ''sä-Peikko ja Simpukka-Ukko (Father Troll and Old Man Clam)'' (1952) * Soundtrack to '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantus Arcticus
''Cantus Arcticus'', Op. 61, is a 1972 orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. It is one of his best-known works. Subtitled ''Concerto for Birds and Orchestra'', it incorporates tape recordings of birdsong recorded near the Arctic Circle, and on the bogs of Liminka, in northern Finland. The work is in three movements: ''The bog'' opens with a flute duet, after which the other woodwinds join in, followed by the birds. The second movement, ''Melancholy'', features a slowed-down recording of the song of the shore lark. The final movement, ''Swans migrating'', takes the form of a long crescendo for orchestra, with the sounds of whooper swans. At the end both birdsong and orchestra fade, as if into the distance.CD liner notes, ''Cantus Arcticus'', Ondine ODE 1041-2 ''Cantus Arcticus'' was commissioned by the University of Oulu The University of Oulu ( fi, Oulun yliopisto) is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasia (music)
A fantasia (; also English language, English: ''fantasy'', ''fancy'', ''fantazy'', ''phantasy'', german: Fantasie, ''Phantasie'', french: fantaisie) is a musical composition with roots in improvisation. The fantasia, like the impromptu, seldom follows the textbook rules of any strict musical form. History The term was first applied to music during the 16th century, at first to refer to the imaginative musical "idea" rather than to a particular compositional genre. Its earliest use as a title was in German keyboard manuscripts from before 1520, and by 1536 is found in printed tablatures from Spain, Italy, Germany, and France. From the outset, the fantasia had the sense of "the play of imaginative invention", particularly in lute or vihuela composers such as Francesco Canova da Milano and Luis de Milán. Its form and style consequently ranges from the freely improvisatory to the strictly contrapuntal, and also encompasses more or less standard sectional forms. One of the most impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantata
A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of the term changed over time, from the simple single-voice madrigal of the early 17th century, to the multi-voice "cantata da camera" and the "cantata da chiesa" of the later part of that century, from the more substantial dramatic forms of the 18th century to the usually sacred-texted 19th-century cantata, which was effectively a type of short oratorio. Cantatas for use in the liturgy of church services are called church cantata or sacred cantata; other cantatas can be indicated as secular cantatas. Several cantatas were, and still are, written for special occasions, such as Christmas cantatas. Christoph Graupner, Georg Philipp Telemann and Johann Sebastian Bach composed cycles of church cantatas for the occasions of the liturgical year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Études (Rautavaara)
Einojuhani Rautavaara, Einojuhani Rautavaara's six Etydit (Études), Op. 42 were composed in 1969. According to the composer, the intent in writing these works, each of which explores a single Interval (music), interval, was to "...reintroduce a sonorous, broad piano style using the entire compass of the keyboard, presenting this wonderful instrument in its full abundance." Matambo, in her study of the composer's solo piano works, noted that the composer also referred to the works as "interval experiments", and that with the exception of the first of the études (') all of the pieces exploit Consonance and dissonance#Dissonance, dissonance. #' (Thirds) #' (Sevenths) #' (Tritones) #' (Fourths) #' (Seconds) #' (Fifths) References Notes Sources * * External links * Compositions by Einojuhani Rautavaara Piano compositions in the 20th century 1969 compositions Piano études, Rautavaara {{classical-composition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
String Quartet No
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A Requiem In Our Time
''A Requiem in Our Time'', Op. 3, is a composition for brass band and percussion by Einojuhani Rautavaara, written in 1953. It won him international attention while still a student. History Rautavaara composed the work in 1953, after his studies at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki from 1948 to 1952 with Aarre Merikanto. His style during that period was neoclassical, with close ties to tradition. The composition brought him international attention: it won him the Thor Johnson Brass Composition competition of 1954, and it prompted Jean Sibelius in 1955 to recommend him for a scholarship at the Juilliard School in New York City. Music Rautavaara structured the work in four movements: # ''Hymnus'' – Festivamente # ''Credo et dubito'' – Vivace – Grave # ''Dies Irae'' – Allegro # ''Lacrymosa'' – Larghetto tranquillo Two of the four Latin titles correspond to movements of the Requiem mass, to parts of the sequence Dies irae (''Day of Wrath''), its verses "Dies irae" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autumn Gardens
''Autumn Gardens'' is an orchestral work by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. Written in 1999, it is one of Rautavaara's most performed works. In the performance notes, Rautavaara writes, "I have often compared composing to gardening. In both processes, one observes and controls organic growth rather than constructing or assembling existing components and elements. I would also like to think that my compositions are rather like ‘English gardens’, freely growing and organic, as opposed to those that are pruned to geometric precision and severity."Judd, Timothy (2019)"Einojuhani Rautavaara's 'Autumn Gardens': A Radiant Orchestral Soundscape"/ref> Movements The piece is in three movements. I. Poetico II. Tranquillo III. Giocoso leggiero Instrumentation ; Woodwinds :2 Flutes :2 Oboes :2 Clarinets :2 Bassoons ;Brass :2 French Horns : Tuba ;Percussion :Timpani :Vibraphone ;Strings :16 Violins :8 Violas :8 Cellos :4 Basses See also *''Cantus Arcticus ''Cantus Arct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Aho
Kalevi Ensio Aho (born 9 March 1949) is a Finnish composer. Early years Aho began his interest in music at the age of ten, when he discovered a mandolin in his home and began to teach himself how to play it. He soon was taken under the tutelage of Martti Loikkanen, the boy's 4th grade teacher and founder of a local youth mandolin ensemble in Forssa. After learning how to read sheet music, Aho immediately started composing. Aho progressed so fast on the instrument that Loikkanen suggested he study the violin as well, with Loikkanen giving him private lessons. Aho also began to learn violin at an incredible speed, with him later recalling, "Martti taught me at home for free until I started skipping him out of my playing skills and he suggested changing teachers." Aho's parents were quite supportive of his musical hobby, encouraging him to compose and giving him a piano at the age of 15. Career He moved from the city of Forssa to Helsinki in September 1968 to study at the Sibeliu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano Concerto No
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings. It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. Description The word "piano" is a shortened form of ''pianoforte'', the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which in turn derives from ''clavicembalo col piano e forte'' (key cimbalom with quiet and loud)Pollens (1995, 238) and ''fortepiano''. The Italian musical terms ''piano'' and ''forte'' indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
