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Aulis Sallinen (born April 9, 1935) is a Finnish contemporary classical music composer. He writes in a modern, though tonal and not experimental music style. He studied at the Sibelius Academy, where his teachers included Joonas Kokkonen. He has had works commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, and has also written 6 operas, 8 symphonies, a Violin Concerto and any number of chamber works. He won the Nordic Council Music Prize in 1978 for his opera "Ratsumies" (The Horseman). April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ...
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The Sibelius Academy in downtown Helsinki. ...
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Kronos Quartet in 2006. ...
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Childhood and studies Sallinen was born in Salmi, in an area which was conquered by the USSR when he was nine. His first instruments were violin and piano. He would play both jazz and classical music. He was known to be extremely creative, and spent much time during his teenage years improvising. After a while, he began writing his ideas down on paper, and began to do serious composition. He attended the Sibelius Academy of Music, and studied with a number of prestigious teachers. Salmi is an former Soviet Air Force air base in Russia located 50 km northwest of Ilinskiy. ...
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Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ...
The Sibelius Academy in downtown Helsinki. ...
Early adult life After graduating, Sallinen took a position as composition teacher at the Sibelius Academy, and continued composing. In his mid 20's, he was put on the board of directors of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. He became chairman of the board of Finnish Composers ten years after. Though he was a known teacher and was on many boards of directors, his compositions were not particularly noted until he was made "Professor of Arts for Life" by the Finnish government, giving him money so he could focus more on composition. The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Finnish: YLE Radion sinfoniaorkesteri), founded in 1927, is the chief orchestra of the Finnish Broadcasting Company. ...
Later life After receiving that award, Sallinen devoted great amounts of time to his composing. He has revived standard forms and harmonies, but puts them together in very contemporary ways. He has received a number of commissions from some very renowned groups and has composed eight symphonies, including one using material from a proposed ballet on "The Lord of the Rings" and containing two mediaeval Finnish tunes from the Piae Cantiones. He has written six operas, and is well-known as the composer of the title track of the Kronos Quartet's album "Winter was Hard". This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...
Piae Cantiones ecclesiasticae et scholasticae veterum episcoporum (in English Devout ecclesiastical and scholastic songs of the old bishops) is a collection of late medieval Latin songs compiled by Jacobus Finno and published in 1582 by Theodoricus Petri Nylandensis. ...
Kronos Quartet in 2006. ...
Though Sallinen remains relatively obscure, he is a very accomplished composer.
Career highlights - 1960 - awarded diploma from the Sibelius Academy.
- 1960-70 - administrator of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
- 1978 - Nordic Council Music Prize for The Horseman.
- 1981 - becomes the first person to be made a Professor of Arts for life by the Finnish Government, enabling him to concentrate on composing full-time.
- 1983 - Wihuri International Sibelius Prize.
- 2004 - first in series of recordings of complete orchestral music released on the cpo label.
The Sibelius Academy in downtown Helsinki. ...
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Selected Works
Orchestral Pieces - Symphony N.1 (1971)
- Symphony N.2 "Symphonic Dialogue" (1972)
- Symphony N.3 (1975)
- Cello Concerto, Op.44 (1977)
- Symphony N.4, Op.49 (1979)
- Shadows, Op.52 (1982)
- Chamber Music III ‘The Nocturnal Dances of Don Juan Quixote’ (1983; cello, strings)
- Symphony N.5 "Washington Mosaics", Op.57 (1985-1987)
- Songs of Life and Death (1995; baritone, choir, orchestra)
- Symphony N.8 "Autumnal Fragments" (2001)
Operas - The Horseman (1974, Ratsumies (Finnish), Ryttaren (Swedish))
- The Red Line (1978)
- The King goes forth to France, Op.53 (1983, Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (Finnish))
- Kullervo (1988)
- The Palace, Op.68 (1991-1993, Palatsi (Finnish))
Selected recordings
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