Downloadable and printable PDF . As a composition student under Paavo Heininen's mentorship, Kaija Saariaho (1952-2003) was fascinated by poetry that had an experimental and playful relationship to verbal expression, a lot of which was written in Swedish...

Timo-Juhani Kyllönen's Three songs op. 34a (1994) for soprano and cello spotlight three poems from the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead (1550−1069 BC). Duration: 12' Movements: I Horus II The Soul of Re III Hail to you, my heart!

Harri Vuori's wrote these three songs in 1990 to texts by Uuno Kailas. (1. Verkossa / In the Net, 2. Viulu / Violin, 3. Talo / House). Detailed indications for performance are included in the score as well as the poems (in Finnish).

For the work valo joka (“the light, which”) both the poem by Saila Susiluoto and the composition by Lotta Wennäkoski were commissioned at the same time, and thus they were created partly overlapping and influencing each other...

Downloadable and printable PDF edition / Ladattava ja itse tulostettava PDF-nuotti. For the work valo joka (“the light, which”) both the poem by Saija Susiluoto and the composition by Lotta Wennäkoski were commissioned at the same time, and thus they...

Rautavaara's ironic piece dating from 1982 for soprano and alto voices and violin to a text by Aaro Hellaakoski. English translation by Marja and Philip Binham is provided.

A set of four Shakespeare songs for tenor and viola da gamba.

As a composition student under Paavo Heininen's mentorship, Kaija Saariaho (1952-2003) was fascinated by poetry that had an experimental and playful relationship to verbal expression, a lot of which was written in Swedish...