“Whizzing, growling and rattling – you can produce all kinds of sounds with the harp, not just the fairy-tale shimmer and glissandos that you first think of.” Lotta Wennäkoski composed Sigla for harp and orchestra (2021-2022) in close collaboration with the harpist Sivan Magen, to whom the concerto is dedicated. The title of the concerto,…
Revised versions of three pedagogically revolutionary guides to teaching scales. The books introduce the concept of scale note by note, develop intonation and help to understand, why to learn scales and arpeggios in the first place! Géza Szilvay: Violin Scales for children 1 Géza Szilvay: Violin scales for children 2 Géza Szilvay: Violin scales and…
Ainutlaatuinen kokoelma teoksia ja improvisaatioharjoituksia saksofonille syntyi saksofonisti Kalle Oittisen tilaamien nykymusiikkiteosten ympärille. Julkaisuun sisältyvien Piilo-korttien avulla voidaan harjoitella saksofoninsoiton moderneja tekniikkoja sekä improvisointia ja säveltämistä. Kokonaisuudesta löytyy soitettavaa niin musiikkiopiston perustasolla oleville kuin ammattilaisillekin – ja kaikille siltä väliltä! Piilokortit ja niihin liittyvät tehtävät sekä verkosta ladattava lisämateriaali on hyödynnettävissä muillekin soittimille kuin saksofonille….
Downloadable and printable PDF edition. Waiting for Spring is a title that suite a Finnish composition quite well – during the long harsh winter we long for the sunny days of spring. Timo Forsström was at the time of writing the work a young horn player at the Helsinki Guards Band. It is a romantic,…
Erik Tulindberg (1761-1814) is considered to be the first composer in Finland. His musical reputation spread all the way to Stockholm (as Finland was then part of Sweden), and he served the majority of his life as a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music. Tulindberg wrote six string quartets which were long thought…
Kalevi Aho’s 4th string quartet was composed in 2021. Lasting 27 minutes, the work is in four movements. This product includes the full score and the parts. Buy now
Tiina Myllärinen’s (Bad) Dreams come true for strings quartet (2022) was composed when war broke out in Europe. The composer tells: “The shock, and the daily news barrage of battles could not help making an impression on my work and its material. I wondered what dreams and plans people had in Ukraine before the war,…
Lotta Wennäkoski’s Pige (2021-2022) for string quartet was commissioned to be paired with the Death and the Maiden quartet by Franz Schubert (“pige” is Danish for girl). The work has three movements, and the first movement can also be performed separately as a prologue to Schubert’s quartet. Buy now
Composer, musician Timo Alakotila (b. 1959) is a distinguished, active and versatile talent in the Finnish music scene whose long career working with different genres of music – folk music in particular – has been ground-breaking. Alakotila’s works showcase his versatility: he has produced highly acclaimed classical music compositions and arrangements for Pekka and Jaakko…
Lauri Mäntysaari explores the theme “nature” in Chats before Sunrise (2007, rev. 2022). The atmosphere created in this 6-minute piece is one of early dawn after a long night spent with good friends (and perhaps some wine), a moment where an unseen element lighter than the air seems to hold the still bubbling conversation in…
