Usko Aatos Meriläinen (27 January 1930 – 12 November 2004) was a Finnishcomposer. He was born in Tampere.
Usko Meriläinen.
Usko Meriläinen studied orchestral conducting with Leo Funtek and composition with Aarre Merikanto at the Sibelius Academy. Meriläinen conducted the Finnish Opera Choir from 1954 to1956, the Kuopio City Orchestra from 1956 to 1957, and the Tampere Workers' Theater Orchestra from 1957 to 1961. He was chairman of the Finnish Composers' Association from 1981 to 1992 and served as artistic advisor of the Tampere Biennale.
In 1954 his Partita for Brass won second prize in the Thor Johnson Brass Composition competition in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] Meriläinen won an award for Jussi's film Private Area in 1963. He was also awarded the Pro Finlandia Prize in 1987.
Meriläinen was married to choreographer Ruth Matso, who choreographed the premiere of his ballet Arius. Their daughter is actress Lena Meriläinen, and their son is producer Ari Meriläinen, who is the father of writer and politician Rosa Meriläinen.
^ abcdeHillila, Ruth-Esther; Hong, Barbara Blanchard (1997). Historical dictionary of the music and musicians of Finland at Google Books, pages 260–1. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN0-313-27728-1.
^"Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ abcdKorhonen, Kimmo. . FMIC. Archived from the original on November 28, 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
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usko, meriläinen, usko, aatos, meriläinen, january, 1930, november, 2004, finnish, composer, born, tampere, studied, orchestral, conducting, with, funtek, composition, with, aarre, merikanto, sibelius, academy, meriläinen, conducted, finnish, opera, choir, fro. Usko Aatos Merilainen 27 January 1930 12 November 2004 was a Finnish composer He was born in Tampere Usko Merilainen Usko Merilainen studied orchestral conducting with Leo Funtek and composition with Aarre Merikanto at the Sibelius Academy Merilainen conducted the Finnish Opera Choir from 1954 to1956 the Kuopio City Orchestra from 1956 to 1957 and the Tampere Workers Theater Orchestra from 1957 to 1961 He was chairman of the Finnish Composers Association from 1981 to 1992 and served as artistic advisor of the Tampere Biennale In 1954 his Partita for Brass won second prize in the Thor Johnson Brass Composition competition in Cincinnati Ohio 1 Merilainen won an award for Jussi s film Private Area in 1963 He was also awarded the Pro Finlandia Prize in 1987 Merilainen was married to choreographer Ruth Matso who choreographed the premiere of his ballet Arius Their daughter is actress Lena Merilainen and their son is producer Ari Merilainen who is the father of writer and politician Rosa Merilainen He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki 2 Contents 1 Selected works 1 1 Symphonies 1 2 Concertante 1 3 Chamber music 1 4 Other 2 References 3 External linksSelected works editSymphonies edit Symphony No 1 composed 1953 1955 Symphony No 2 1964 Symphony No 3 1971 Alasin The Anvil Symphony No 4 Electronic Symphony 1975 Symphony No 5 1976 Kehra The Spindle Symphony No 6 1996 1 3 Concertante edit Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 1 1955 Concerto for Orchestra No 1 1956 3 Piano Concerto no 2 1969 Concerto per 13 1971 3 Cello Concerto 1975 Dialogues for piano and orchestra 1977 Kineettinen runo Kinetic Poem for piano and orchestra 1981 Visions and Whispers for flute and orchestra 1985 Aikaviiva Timeline Concerto No 2 for Orchestra 1989 Guitar Concerto 1990 1 Kirje sellistille Letter to the cellist 1990 Summer Concerto Geasseija niehku for string orchestra 1993 4 3 Chamber music edit Trauerlied for viola solo 1962 String Quartet No 1 1965 String Quartet No 2 Kyma 1979 String Quartet No 3 1992 1 Divertimento 1968 Metamorfora per 7 1969 Concerto for double bass and percussion 1973 Simultus for Four 1979 Summer Playing for Flute and Grasshoppers 1979 Sonata for alto saxophone and Piano 1982 Flute water mirror 1984 Quattro notturni per arpa 1984 1985 Mouvements circulaires en Douceur 1985 Feast of Henriette 1995 Other edit Viimeiset kiusaukset 1959 incidental music 1 Arius ballet composed 1958 1960 Epyllion 1963 Musique du Printemps 1969 Psyche ballet 1973 Ku gu ku 1979 Exodus 1988 References edit a b c d e 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 Hietaniemen hautausmaa merkittavia vainajia PDF Helsingin seurakuntayhtyma Retrieved 27 August 2016 a b c d Korhonen Kimmo Works for Orchestra by Usko Merilainen FMIC Archived from the original on November 28 2007 Retrieved 16 March 2009 External links editFinnish Music Information Centre nbsp This article about a Finnish composer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Usko Merilainen amp oldid 1213713356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
