Usko Meriläinen
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Usko Meriläinen was a Finnish
composer
. He was born in Tampere
.
In 1954 his Partita for Brass won the Thor Johnson composition competition in Cincinnati, Ohio.
His works include:
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composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He was born in Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
.
In 1954 his Partita for Brass won the Thor Johnson composition competition in Cincinnati, Ohio.
His works include:
- Symphony No. 1 (composed 1953–1955)
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 (1955)
- Concerto for Orchestra (No. 1) (1956)
- Viimeiset kiusaukset (1959, incidental music)
- 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)
- 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)
- Kirje sellistille (Letter to the cellist) (1990)
- String Quartet No. 3 (1992)
- Summer Concerto ”Geasseija niehku” for string orchestra (1993-4)
- Kehrä (The Spindle) (1996)