Einojuhani Rautavaara, the composer, studied with notable figures like Copland, Persichetti, Sessions, Vogel, and Petzold.
Composition History
Pelimannit (Fiddlers), the composer's Opus 1, was originally a piano suite from 1952 that Rautavaara reworked for string orchestra twenty years later.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Monologues and Serenades of the Unicorn explore the world of fairy tales and the timeless creature of the unicorn, appearing in the dreams of various masters.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The music of Pelimannit (Fiddlers) uses motifs from old folk dances from Ostrobothnia, the region where Rautavaara's family originates and which he considers his spiritual home.
Composer Biography
In 1954, Rautavaara won first prize in an international composition competition arranged by the American Brevard Foundation.
Compositional Technique
Rautavaara's String Quartet No. 4, composed in 1975, features a central motif heard at the very start, a dialogue between viola and cello, that ties its three movements together.
Compositional Technique
The Sonata for Flutes and Guitar exploits the sonorities of the guitar and of four flutes, ranging from piccolo to C bass flute.
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