- Erik Tulindberg
Erik Tulindberg (
February 22 ,1761 —September 1 ,1814 ) was the first Finnishcomposer of classical music.Life
Tulindberg was born in
Vähäkyrö inWestern Finland . He studied inTurku and then worked as a civil servant inOulu from 1784 to 1809 and thereafter in Turku. He played theviolin andcello and was appointed a member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Music in 1797. He died in Turku at the age of 53.Music
From his compositions only a
violin concerto in B-flat major and sixstring quartets remain. He wrote the violin concerto before 1784 during his youth in Turku. The work shows "simplicity and occasional clumsiness" [http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&C6E1800737A5F419C22567750033C7F5] and the influences of Mozart, Haydn and theMannheim School of music.His string quartets are more mature works and are better known today than the violin concerto. The string quartets are in the tradition of Haydn. Interestingly, a copy of Haydn's string quartets was found among Tulindberg's possessions after his death.
Perspective
Tulindberg was a contemporary of Mozart and, like Mozart, he was part of the Classical era in music. His importance stems largely from his pioneering position in the music of Finland. No Finnish composer is known from the
Rennaisance orBaroque eras. [http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&C6E1800737A5F419C22567750033C7F5] The compositions of Tulindberg were not rediscovered until 100 years after his death.External links
* [http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/mainframe?readform&C6E1800737A5F419C22567750033C7F5 Finnish music information site] (in English)
* [http://www.rantatiekvartetti.com/english/discography/tulindberg/tulindberg.html About Tulindberg and the String Quartets] , entry on Rantatie Quartet site
* [http://steglein.com/Database/DBgenres/Quartets/composer.php?cid=84 Steglein Database entry] to the string quartets of Tulindberg
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Tulindberg Erik Tulindberg] , entry in the German Wikipedia (in German)
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