Jouni Kaipainen
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Jouni Kaipainen is a Finnish composer
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Kaipainen was born in Helsinki
. He studied at the Sibelius Academy
in Helsinki under Aulis Sallinen
and Paavo Heininen
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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...
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Kaipainen was born in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
. He studied at the Sibelius Academy
Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
in Helsinki under Aulis Sallinen
Aulis Sallinen
Aulis Sallinen is a Finnish contemporary classical music composer. He writes in a modern, though tonal and not experimental music style. He studied at the Sibelius Academy, where his teachers included Joonas Kokkonen...
and Paavo Heininen
Paavo Heininen
Paavo Heininen is a Finnish composer and pianist. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where he was taught composition by Aarre Merikanto, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Einar Englund, and Joonas Kokkonen...
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Works for the Stage
- Konstanzin ihme (The Miracle at Constance) Op. 30, opera in two acts
- Hämäränmaassa Op. 69 (2004), music play for children
Works for Orchestra
- Apotheosis Op. 7 (1975), for chamber orchestra
- Symphony No. 1 Op. 20 (1980-85)
- Symphony No. 2 Op. 44 (1994)
- Sisyfoksen uni (Sisyphus Dreams) Op. 47 (1994)
- Accende lumen sensibus Op. 52 (1996)
- Millennium Fanfare Op. 60 (1999)
- North by North-East Op. 63 (2000-01)
- Symphony No. 3 Op. 72 (1999-2004)
- Erik (...jag hör det ständigt...) Op. 78 (2006)
- ...er ist ein guter Mensch... Op. 85 (2008), for chamber orchestra
- Commedia, Symphony No. 4 Op. 93 (2010), with TTBB choir, baritone and soprano soloists
Works for Solo Instrument and Orchestra
- Carpe diem! for Clarinet and Orchestra Op. 38 (1990)
- Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra Op. 46 (1994)
- Vernal Concerto, From Equinox to Solstice for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra Op. 53 (1996)
- Piano Concerto Op. 55 (1997)
- Concerto for Viola and Orchestra Op. 56 (1997)
- Nyo ze honmak kukyo to Op. 59b (1999)
- Concerto for Horn and Orchestra Op. 61 (2000-01)
- Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 1 Op. 65 (2003)
- Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 2 (work in progress)
- Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra Op. 66 (2003)
- Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra Op. 74 (2005)
- Chamber Concerto No. 1 Op. 73, ("...and then is heard no more...")
- Violin concerto (2006)
Works for Vocal Soloist and Orchestra
- Felicity & Fullnesse Op. 75 (2006), monodrama - introduction, aria and scene
Chamber Works
- Quartetto I Op. 2 (1973)
- Quartetto II Op. 5 (1974)
- Aspetti Op. 6 (1974)
- Ladders to Fire Op. 14 (1979)
- Trois morceaux de l'aube Op. 15 (1980-81)
- Far from Home Op. 17 (1981)
- Trio I Op. 21 (1983)
- Elegia Op. 22 (1983)
- Parcours Op. 23a (1983)
- Parcours Op. 23b (1983-89)
- Titus’ Elegy Op. 24b (1983)
- Quartetto III Op. 25 (1984)
- Piping Down the Valleys Wild Op. 26 (1984)
- Andamento Op. 28 (1986)
- Trio III Op. 29 (1986-87)
- Tombeau de Rabelais Op. 32 (1987/1995/1997/2001)
- Remous Op. 37a (1990)
- Remous Op. 37b (1990-97)
- Quartetto IV Op. 45 (1994)
- Time flies Op. 48 (1994–95)
- Sestetto (Sextet) Op. 57a (1997)
- Sestetto (Sextet) Op. 57b (1997)
- Weigold-Walzer (1999)
- Clarinet Quintet Op. 59a (2000)
- String Quartet no. 5 Op. 70 (2004)
Works for Solo Instrument
- Sonatina Op. 9 (1976)
- “...la chimère de l'humidité de la nuit?” Op. 12b (1978)
- Je chante la chaleur désespérée Op. 16 (1981)
- Altaforte Op. 18 (1982)
- Conte Op. 27 (1985)
- Gena Op. 31 (1987)
- L’anello di Aurora Op. 34 (1988)
- Tenebrae Op. 39 (1991)
- Serenade: Full Moon, Lunatic Bassoon Op. 42 (1993)
- Vento Op. 58 (1998)
- Placido Op. 68 (2003-05)
- Reunion confirmed Op. 71 (2004)
- Three preludes (2006)
Vocal and Choral Works
- Quatro Canciones de García Lorca Op. 8 (1975)
- Yölauluja (Nocturnal Songs) Op. 11 (1978)
- Cinq poèmes de René Char Op. 12a (1978-80)
- Pitkän kesän poikki iltaan (The Long Summer’s Journey into Evening) Op. 13 (1979)
- Muunlaisten musiikkia (Music of Persons of Another Kind) Op. 19 (1984)
- Three Arias from “The Miracle at Constance” Op. 30b (1987-97)
- Three Arias from “The Miracle at Constance” Op. 30d (1987-93)
- Anna’s Aria from “The Miracle at Constance” Op. 30f (1987-93)
- Stjärnenatten (Starry Night) Op. 35 (1989)
- Lacrimosa Op. 36 (1989)
- Antiphona SATB Op. 40, Super ‘Alta Trinitá Beata’ (1992)
- Jauchzet! Op. 41a (1993)
- Jauchzet! Op. 41b (1993)
- Sonnet 43 Op. 43 (1994)
- Matkalla (On the Road) Op. 49 (1995)
- Runopolku (Rune Walk) Op. 50 (1995)
- Glühende Blumen des Leichtsinns Op. 51 (1995-2000)
- Des Flußes Stimme Op. 54, Ein Requiem, Jeremy Parsons in memoriam (1996)
- Rauha ja Onni (Peace and Happiness) Op. 64 (2001)
- En skål för alla kvinnors ära Op. 67 (2003-05)
- En skål för alla kvinnors ära Op. 67a (2003)