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Great oaks from little acorns grow… – The Jean Sibelius Violin Competition

by Veikko Helasvuo01 Dec 1985

On the subject of competitions, opinions are highly divided amongst the music fraternity, competitions are seen as furthering the careers of those who do well in...

Thomas - Analysis of the tone material

by Einojuhani Rautavaara05 Oct 1985

In this article Einojuhani Rautavaara describes the background to his opera Thomas, and explains certain technical aspects of the opera's musical structure. Thomas had its first...

French colouring in a Bothnian landscape – Comments on the orchestral works of Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947)

by Jouni Kaipainen01 Sep 1985

"In a small culture like Finland's, the presence of a sovereign master of his field like Sibelius is bound to have a very deep significance. At...

Kaija Saariaho: “At the moment the computer and I belong together”

by Risto Nieminen01 Sep 1985

It is often claimed that computer music is so technical and 'cold' that it has nothing whatsoever to do with live music-making. Kaija Saariaho is a...

Kalevala – the Estonian perspective

by Veljo Tormis28 Feb 1985

The main theme of the first ever FMQ magazine in 1985 was the Kalevala. In the issue composers and researchers like Pekka Lounela, Eero Tarasti, Erkki...

Uuno Klami and the Kalevala

by Erkki Salmenhaara28 Feb 1985

Musicologist and composer Erkki Salmenhaara provides an introduction to the work of the Franco-Russo-Karelian cosmopolitan who was Uuno Klami.

Towards a less rigid notion of tradition

by Olli Kortekangas28 Feb 1985

“One of the greatest problems confronting Finnish culture is the relative absence of critical attitudes with any measure of influence,” says the composer Olli Kortekangas in...

The Kalevala in Finnish music

by Eero Tarasti28 Feb 1985

Elias Lönnrot's Kalevala was part of a return to mythology, a desire to discover the roots of the nation's culture and history that prevailed in all...

Rune-singing, the musical vernacular

by Heikki Laitinen28 Feb 1985

Runes were sung by people of all ages: children and adults, old and young, men and women. They were sung on all sorts of occasions: on...

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