The longed-for fourth part of the Colourstrings Viola Book D (2/2025) series is here! Book D continues the use of the five-line stave introduced in the Book C and uses folk songs from 12 different countries. New and mixed finger pattern (e.g., the flattened second finger) and major & minor pentachords as well as major…
The Pelimannit (Fiddlers, 1952) suite, numbered opus 1, was the first “real” composition by Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016), written even before he was accepted by the Sibelius Academy to study composition. He originally scored it for the piano, but later made an arrangement for string orchestra. Before taking the Academy’s entrance exam, he had been reading…
Matti Rautio: Duos for two violins – 25 folk tunes from FinlandCarefully chosen 25 Finnish folk tunes arranged for two violins by composer Matti Rautio (1922-1986) were published 1963 for the first time. Technically easy but imaginative arrangements make versatile use of open strings and the first position., introducing the typical features of Finnish folk…
Ida Moberg (1859–1947) was a Finnish composer and teacher. She grew up in a musical family, her father being an instrument maker. Ida was exceptionally well-educated in music: she studied singing and piano at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, composing and singing at the Helsinki Orchestra School, composing at the Royal Musical Academy in Dresden, improvisation…
Kalevi Aho’s Concerto for timpani and orchestra (2015) was premiered in Turku, Finland 22nd April 2016 Ari-Pekka Mäenpää as soloists and Erkki Lasonpalo as conductor. Performance material is available for hire from the publisher. Duration: 29′. Buy now (Study score)
Kalevi Aho’s Double concerto for two bassoons and orchestra (2016) was premiered in Warsaw, Poland with Bram van Sambeek and Leszek Wachnik as soloists. Duration 29 min. Study score Buy nowSolo parts Buy now
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė’s Ululation (2023) for mixed choir developes entirely from the “ululating” gesture. Ululations can be taken as a ritualistic expression of mourning commenting on the turbulent times we live in, and the sorrow of women whose men are at war fighting and dying. The wordless text consists of combinations of vowels and consonants. This…
Sibelius’ Christmas songs op. 1 (texts in Finnish) arranged for male choir by Teppo Salakka. Buy now
Matthew Whittall’s large-scale choral song cycle Songs of Travel (2020-2021) is set to poems by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), compiled and adapted by the composer. Duration 30 minutes. All the songs are also available separately as downloadable and printable PDF publications. Buy now
In this set of love songs “love is a place” after one of the great poets of the genre, Matthew Whittall wanted to create a sense of progression from various phases of that universal feeling – falling in love, building a life with a partner, the birth of children, death and loss – but one…
