Night Rowing on the Lake for piano Lauri Kilpiö’s (b. 1974) Night Rowing on the Lake (Yösoutu järvellä, 2021) for solo piano was commissioned by the Tapiola Youth Piano Competition and first peformed by its participants in November 2021. In about four minutes’ duration the work travels from dreamlike floating visions to bright and powerful…
Balai for guitar Balai for solo guitar (2009) was inspired by the most common technique on the world’s most common instrument – strumming. The Ballet interlude momentarily interrupts the rhythmic continuum with its decadent dance steps. “Balai” is French for a lute, a broom, or a dust mop. Balayettes for two guitars Lotta Wennäkoski’s Balayettes…
Jyrki Linjama (b. 1962) composed Chants and Spirituals for brass quintet in winter 2022/2023 for the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra’s chamber music series. The title of the work points in two directions: to Gregorian chant and to American negro spirituals. The serious antiphon Apud Dominum meets summer chamber jazz vibes – as well as skillful…
Downloadable and printable PDF edition. Mikko Heiniö’s Five Preludes for guitar (2013) was commissioned by Patrik Kleemola. The premiere of these preludes took place at the Gionate Festival in Milan, Italy in March 2014. Buy now
Olli Koskelin’s compositional style covers a vast area from the neo-impressionism to the post-expressionist echoes. He uses breakneck virtuosity, rich romantic textures and overtone series like the French spectral composers and avoids dramatic culmination. Tintinnio II for flute The high-spirited Tintinnio II (2022) gives a new definition to virtuoso piece! then when A-go for guitar…
The imaginative and sparkling arrangements of Finnish and Hungarian folk songs by László Rossa in this collection “Chamber Music for young string players I” offer the possibility to play chamber music from the very beginning of instrumental studies. The third part is written for 3rd violin, viola and cello, and it applies mostly open strings….
“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,…
