Anne-Marie Mechelin: Works for piano (PDF)
In the series which celebrates the historical Finnish women who wrote music we introduce Anne-Marie Mechelin’s (1892–1929) piano pieces, also suitable for pedagogical use. Christmas Gavotte (Joulu-Gavotti)…
Lars Karlsson (arr. Jämbäck): Five Aphorisms for flute and guitar
Five Aphorisms (1973, originally for piano) combines playful characters with long-lined melodies. Kari Jämbäck’s arrangement for flute and guitar is suitable also for pedagogical use.Score & parts…
Harri Wessman: Capriccio for wind ensemble
Capriccio (1989) puts the idea of caprice into practice in various ways. The 10-minute-long work in three movements is scored for the same instruments as Mozart’s Serenades…
Christmas Carols for mixed choir (SATB) in digital downloads (PDF)
Popular Christmas carols first published in the collection "Joulun aikaan" (The Time of Christmas, 2001) now available as pdf:s. J. S. Bach: Mä seimes ääreen seisahdun (Ich…
Lotta Wennäkoski: Hele for chamber ensemble
Hele (2018) was written for the musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. It is set up for an ensemble consisting of woodwind quintet, trumpet, percussion and…
Erkki Melartin: Per speculum in enigmatae – 6 pieces for piano op. 95
The six-movement Per speculum in enigmatae suite (Through a glass, darkly) is published for the first time. Melartin assembled it from different separate pieces. The biblical heading…
Kalevi Aho: Concerto for piano and string orchestra (Piano Concerto No. 2)
This work is scored for a string orchestra of twenty players. The piano part is honouring the ‘Beethovenian-Lisztian-Brahmsian’ pianistic tradition. At times it is lean and linear,…
Kalevi Aho: Kysymysten kirja (The Book of Questions) for mezzo-soprano & chamber orchestra
In spring 2006 Kalevi Aho came across the posthumously published The Book of Questions (1974) by Pablo Neruda. It consists of short, exquisite questions which force the…
Victoria Yagling: Suite for cello and string orchestra
Russian-born Victoria Yagling (1946−2011) was an acclaimed cellist who studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Mstislav Rostropovich. She began composing at an early age and continued her…
Maryan Balkwill: Repertoire for cello
from English-speaking countries This collection of repertoire books contains Maryan Balkwill’s selection of songs from English-speaking nations. These pieces offer inspiring repertoire for young cellists complementing the…
Rautavaara: String Quartet No. 1 (Urtext Edition 2020)
New edition of Einojuhani Rautavaara’s first string quartet is based on the composer’s manuscript, incorporating corrections and comments by composer’s hand in various sources. Score & parts…
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Divertimento for string orchestra [New edition 2020]
A completely new edition of Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Divertimento is based on the composer’s manuscript, incorporating corrections and comments by the composer’s in various sources. Written in 1953,…
Kalevi Aho: La Violina for four violins
La Violina for 4 violins introduces technics used in modern music and it is challenging yet not overly difficult for young musicians who are about to start…
Sulho Ranta: Works for voice & piano (PDF)
Sulho Ranta (1901–1960) had a great impact on the musical scene in Finland in the dawn of Modernism. His atonal and modern idiom transformed into more traditional…
Jean Sibelius: Suite for Violin op. 117
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO! In 1929 Sibelius sent some small pieces to the New York publisher Carl Fischer for consideration. Included among…
Uuno Klami: Valses lentes et amoureuses for string orchestra and piano
Uuno Klami (1900-1961) was an acclaimed Finnish orchestral composer whose works in other genres also deserve to be known. Valses lentes et amoureuses consists of two waltzes…
Uuno Klami: Souvenir for violin and string ensemble
Uuno Klami (1900-1961) was an acclaimed Finnish orchestral composer whose works in other genres also deserve to be known. Souvenir for solo violin and string ensemble dates…
Uuno Klami: Berceuse & Laulelma for violin and piano
Uuno Klami (1900–1961) was an acclaimed Finnish orchestral composer whose works in other genres also deserve to be known. Berceuse for violin and piano is composer’s own…
Victoria Yagling: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Victoria Yagling (1946−2011) made her career as a cellist which served as an excellent accompaniment to composing which she began at an early age. In her extensive…
Victoria Yagling: Autumn Diary for piano
Victoria Yagling’s main works are written for cello, her own instrument. However, she was also a skillful pianist being able to master works such as Chopin’s Etudes…
Jennah Vainio: Queen Bee for tuba
Queen Bee is a solo work for bass tuba or contrabass tuba. The piece starts with a melodic phrase, which is followed by and intersected with, a…
Satu Simola: Hiiri – satu orkesterille ja kertojalle : The Mouse – a story for orchestra and narrator
Hiiri on tarina hiirestä, joka asuu yksin rakentamassaan koneessa. Koneen sisällä hiiri kuitenkin tuntee yksinäisyyttä. Hiiri on sävelletty lasten ja nuorten konserttikäyntiä varten. Siinä on tarina, jota…
Juhani Nuorvala: Variationes ex “Bene quondam” for string orchestra
Juhani Nuorvala’s (b. 1961) Variationes ex ”Bene quondam” for string orchestra was commissioned by the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra in 2017. Collaboration with the musicians led to experiments…
Juhani Nuorvala: Boost for cello and analogue synthesizer
Nuorvala has been described as an “electro-acoustic urban minimalist”, he seeks inspiration from widely varied sources. With the enthusiasm of an explorer, he has delved into microtonality,…
Sigurd Snåre: Five Songs to texts by Edith Södergran for voice & piano (PDF)
Sigurd Snåre (1897–1996) worked especially among the Finnish-Swedish choirs as a conductor and composer. His song suite in five parts is set to poems by Edith Södergran…
Joonas Kokkonen: Viimeiset kiusaukset / The Last Temptations (piano reduction)
The corrected and updated edition of the piano reduction of the opera Viimeiset kiusaukset (1973–75) is made by Pekka Asikainen (who has worked with it as a…
Aarre Merikanto: Sestetto per archi (String Sextet)
Aarre Merikanto (1893–1958) composed his string sextet in 1932 for the competition of Library of Congress, Washington. The work was however not accepted because it was sent…
Alex Freeman: I Feel the Same Way (Three songs of Lilian Moore) for children’s choir
These three songs (2015) capture little moments of childhood wonder. Lilian Moore (1909–2004) was a poet and editor who helped makíng children’s books more affordable and worked…
Kalevi Aho: Violin Concerto No. 2
Kalevi Aho composed the second violin concerto in 2015 for the Finnish violinist Elina Vähälä. The 32-minute concerto is a large-scale virtuoso work dominated by the soloist…
Tauno Pylkkänen: Works for voice & piano (PDF)
Tauno Pylkkänen (1918–1980) was a prolific opera composer, his breakthrough being the opera Mare and his son (1943). Among the 10 operas he wrote orchestral music and…