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…
Panu Aaltio (b. 1982) is a film composer based in Helsinki and Los Angeles. He has composed music to 30 feature films, multiple TV series and video games, as well as a full-length ballet for the Finnish National Opera. Commisisoned by Lieksa Brass Week and premiered by its artistic leader Jouko Harjanne in 2022, Aaltio’s…
Markku Johansson’s evergreen arrangements now available as downloadable and printable PDF editions. The swinging Savitaipale Reggae for flugelhorn & wind orchestra is based on traditional Finnish song “Ievan polkka”. Duration ca. 4 minutes. Buy now A grandioso style waltz Tähtiä ja timantteja – Stars and Diamonds was the winner of a composition competition of The…
Osmosis for brass sextet (3trp-3trb) Osmosis (2015) is scored for three trumpets and three tenor trombones. The instruments of the 12-minute-work are in osmotic relationships: various degrees of assimilation happen through the subtle variances of rhythmic or melodic contours that often create unified textures where the entire brass ensemble is functioning as one huge organism,…
