- Aarre Merikanto
Aarre Merikanto (
June 29 ,1893 -September 29 ,1958 ) was a Finnishcomposer .He was the son of Liisa Häyrynen and the famous romantic composer, professor
Oskar Merikanto . His childhood he spent inVilppula , Finland. From year 1919, he was married to Meri Grönmark.He studied music in
Helsinki 1911,Leipzig 1912-1914 andMoscow 1916-1917.Merikanto was diagnosed with
lung cancer in the summer 1957, and he died the next year. His son is the sculptorUkri Merikanto .Works
* "Juha" (
opera ) 1920.
* Symphonies I B minor 1916, II A major 1918, III 1953
*Violin concerto s I 1915, II 1925, III 1931.
*Piano concerto s I 1913, II 1937.
*Cello concerto s I 1919, II 1941.
* Symphonic poems "Lemminkäinen " 1916, "Pan" 1924, "Notturno" 1928,"The Abduction of Kyllikki" 1936
* Schott Concerto for violin, clarinet, horn & string sextet 1925
* Nonet 1926
* Symphonic Study 1928
* Fantasia 1923
* Konzertstuck for Cello & Chamber Orchestra 1923External links
* [http://www.fimic.fi/contemporary/composers/merikanto+aarre The Finnish Music Information Centre]
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* Otonkoski, Lauri: "Aare Merikanto" Finnish Music Information Centre 1997
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