Beyond composing, Seppo Nummi had a diverse career, including inspiring Finnish musical life, founding music and cultural festivals, initiating music libraries, and working as a critic and journalist.
Compositional Technique
While Seppo Nummi composed some choral and instrumental music, he was primarily a writer of Lieder, creating a large repertoire of solo songs even before he was 20.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Seppo Nummi's spiritual landscape, often forming an epic frame, features songs emerging as lyrical flashes, with the eternally snow-capped mountains of the poem glimmering in the background.
Composition History
Seppo Nummi's early retirement in 1977 due to health reasons (after a second heart attack) allowed him to concentrate on composing, leading to the preparation of song cycles for publication.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Despite his individual text choices, Seppo Nummi's music is rooted in two major traditions: great world poetry and European Lieder, ranging from Schubert to Britten.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Seppo Nummi, primarily a composer, was a sensitive lyric poet who combined themes from China and the Finnish wilderness in his subjects.
Composer Biography
Seppo Nummi, the composer, died at the young age of 49 in August 1981, leaving behind a highly regarded musical production.
