Usko Meriläinen
Usko Meriläinen (January 27, 1930 – November 12, 2004) was a Finnish composer. He was born in Tampere.
In 1954 his Partita for Brass won second prize in the Thor Johnson Brass Composition competition in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]
His works include:
- Symphony No. 1 (composed 1953–1955)
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 (1955)
- Concerto for Orchestra (No. 1) (1956)[2]
- Viimeiset kiusaukset (1959, incidental music)[1]
- Arius (ballet) (composed 1958–1960)
- Trauerlied for viola solo (1962)
- Epyllion (1963)
- Symphony No. 2 (1964)
- Musique du Printemps (1969)
- Symphony No. 3 (1971)
- Concerto per 13 (1971)[2]
- Psyche (ballet) (1973)
- Alasin (The Anvil, Symphony No.4, Electronic Symphony) (1975)
- Symphony No. 5 (1976)
- Ku–gu–ku (1979)
- Exodus (1988)
- Aikaviiva (Timeline) (Concerto No. 2 for Orchestra) (1989)
- Guitar Concerto (1990)[1]
- Kirje sellistille (Letter to the cellist) (1990)
- String Quartet No. 3 (1992)[1]
- Summer Concerto ”Geasseija niehku” for string orchestra (1993-4)[2]
- Kehrä (The Spindle) (1996) [1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hillila, Ruth-Esther; Hong, Barbara Blanchard (1997). Historical dictionary of the music and musicians of Finland at Google Books, pages 260-1. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-27728-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Korhonen, Kimmo. "Works for Orchestra by Usko Meriläinen". FMIC. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
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