Composer

Einojuhani Rautavaara

Finnish composer (1928–2016)

1928–2016

54 works and musical collections

Born: 1928
Died: 2016
Birthplace: Helsinki
Place of death: Helsinki
Citizenship / historical state: Finland
Period (estimated from birth year): Contemporary

Biography

Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈei̯noˌjuhɑni ˈrɑu̯tɑˌʋɑːrɑ] ; 9 October 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Finnish composer of classical music. Among the most notable Finnish composers since Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Rautavaara wrote a great number of works spanning various styles. These include eight symphonies, nine operas and fifteen concertos, as well as numerous vocal and chamber works. Having written early works using 12-tone serial techniques, his later music may be described as neo-romantic and mystical. His major works include his first piano concerto (1969), Cantus Arcticus (1972) and his seventh symphony, Angel of Light (1994).

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; musicologist; university teacher
Education: Sibelius Academy; Juilliard School
Teachers: Aarre Merikanto; Aaron Copland; Wladimir Vogel; Roger Sessions; Vincent Persichetti; Janne Raitio; Arvo Laitinen; Sulho Ranta
Career institutions / employers: Sibelius Academy; Juilliard School
Genres: contemporary classical music; opera; symphony
Notable works: Die Liebenden; Cantus Arcticus; Symphony No. 7
Awards: Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland; Wihuri Sibelius Prize; Finnish State Prize for Music; Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland; Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
Birth name: Eino Juhani Rautavaara
Native languages: Finnish
Languages used: Finnish
VIAF ID: 89611830
ISNI: 0000000109233095
GND ID: 119489325
Library of Congress ID: n79109031
MusicBrainz ID: bb94bbf5-b2b3-4a5a-bcab-7ba8b60cccea

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: A Cappella, Voice, Piano, String Quartet, Guitar
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 0

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Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
The Black Madonna of Blakernaya	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Suuri Pitkaperjantai (Great Good Friday)	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
I Took That Trip Towards an Early Daybreak	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
What Is There Arising from Behind Your Eyelids	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Meine Liebe	See work details	A Cappella Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Two Village Saints	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Holy Women At the Sepulchre	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Same title as publication	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Winter	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Spring Song	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vocalise	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
I Am Walking Over Tiny Spots of Snow	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Lucky Cat	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Summer Night	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Rod Der Geliebten, Der	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Iltarukous (Evening Prayer)	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Kynttilanpaiva (Candlemass)	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Death of the Mother of God	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ehtoollisvirsi II	See work details	A Cappella Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
String Quartet No. 3 Op.18 - Violin 1	Catalogue / opus Op.18	String Quartet Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Song of My Heart	See work details	A Cappella Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
In the Great Wild Woodlands	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
To You I Would Make A Gift of Sunflowers	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
O Wonderful World	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Like A Pale Mask Hour of Parting	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Herbsttag	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Liebes-Lied	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Schauende, Der	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Liebende, Die	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dann, in Jener Nacht	See work details	A Cappella Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Flustern	See work details	A Cappella Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Baptism of Christ	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Archangel Michael Fighting the Antichrist	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
String Quartet No. 3 Op.18 - Violin 2	Catalogue / opus Op.18	String Quartet Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
String Quartet No. 3 Op.18 - Viola	Catalogue / opus Op.18	String Quartet Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
String Quartet No. 3 Op.18 - Cello	Catalogue / opus Op.18	String Quartet Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
String Quartet No. 3 Op.18 - Score	Catalogue / opus Op.18	String Quartet Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
String Quartet No. 3 Op.18	Catalogue / opus Op.18	String Quartet	View sheet music Work & edition details
Melancholy	See work details	A Cappella Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Squirrel	See work details	A Cappella Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Deep Is the Night	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
In Between Grey Stones	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
I Am Not Speaking, I Am Singing	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Joulun Virsi - Elaman Virsi (Hymn of Christmas - Hymn of Life)	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Freude Steigt in Uns Auf	See work details	A Cappella Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Der Brief	See work details	A Cappella Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Serenades Of Unicorn	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ehtoollisvirsi I	See work details	A Cappella Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 89611830. Portrait: Laivakoira2015, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.