Tauno Marttinen was a Finnish

Finland

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 composer of contemporary classical music.

Born in Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Marttinen studied in Viipuri and Helsinki. His earliest works are mainly late romantic. His output includes ten symphonies

Symphony

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, several concerto

Concerto

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s, opera

Opera

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s and chamber music

Chamber music

Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...

, among others. In 1965, Marttinen was awarded a Pro Finlandia medal.

Marttinen was named a professor by the president Urho Kekkonen

Urho Kekkonen

Urho Kaleva Kekkonen , was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland and later as the eighth President of Finland . Kekkonen continued the “active neutrality” policy of his predecessor President Juho Kusti Paasikivi, a doctrine which came to be known as the “Paasikivi–Kekkonen...

 in 1972. The composer lived in Turenki

Janakkala

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until his death.
The only worldwide Foundation "Tauno Marttisen Kunniaksi" (Foundation in honouring Tauno Marttinen) is situated in The Netherlands, with Leeuwarden as residence.

Operatic works

• Päällysviitta (1963)
• Kihlaus (1964)
• Tulitikkuja lainaamassa (1966)
• Lea (1967)
• Poltettu oranssi (1968)
• Mestari Patelin (1970–1974)
• Noitarumpu (1976)
• Suuren joen laulu (1980)