Juhani Komulainen
Juhani Komulainen (born April 22, 1953, in Jämsänkoski, Finland) is a Finnish composer of modern classical music. He lives in Helsinki.
Biography[]
Juhani Komulainen has studied composition at the University of Miami in the U.S., and with Einojuhani Rautavaara in Finland. He gained a reputation in the 1990s through his successful participation in several Finnish and international competitions. His choral music combines a melodic propensity, a lyrical basic mood, a soft brand of free tonality and a style-independent freedom of expression.
The compositions of Juhani Komulainen are performed at international music festivals, and workshops. He is working extensively with and vocal groups creating a wide range of new choral compositions which have been recently premiered at concerts and recordings by numerous choirs including , , , , Kampin Laulu chamber choir, and the Tapiola Choir.
Selected works[]
Choral Works: Mixed Choir
- Salve, flos et decor (Tervehditty ollos, armoitettu)
- Cat Morgan Introduces Himself. 1st prize in the South Coast Choral Society Composition Competition, California, U.S., 1986
- Sade (Rain). Text by Leena Saarisalo ( in Finnish )
- Three sonnets of Shakespeare
- Four ballads of Shakespeare. 1st prize in the composition competition of the Helsinki Chapter of , 1994
- Herra, minun valoni (Lord, You are my light)
- Satu (Saga)
- Matka Eedeniin (Journey to Eden)
- Fantaisies Decoratives I (Le Panneau - The Panel)
- Fantaisies Decoratives II (Les Ballons - The Balloons)
- Cycle sur St. Martin
- Haltian herätys (Awakening of the elf)
- Keltainen Nocturne (Yellow Nocturne)
- Vaellus (Journey)
- The Song of Solomon
- Herra kanssas olkohon
- Jesu Christe pie
- Shall I compare thee...
- Nyt ilovirttä veisaten (In dulci jubilo)
- Nyt sieluni ylös (Siionin virsi)
- Särkyköön mun sydämeni (Siionin virsi)
Choral Works: Treble Voices
- Muurahaisten laulu (The Song of the Ants)
- Sade (Rain). Text by Leena Saarisalo (in Finnish)
- Antakaa lasten tulla (Let the children come). 1st prize in the 1992 Lohtaja Church Music Festival composition competition
- Kuin sinapinsiemen. 1st prize in the 1992 Lohtaja Church Music Festival composition competition
- Kudontalaulu (Knitting Song)
- Polulla (On the trail)
- Muisto (Memory)
- Suvikuvia (Summer Scenes)
- Shakesperean Settings
- Syyskesän ilta (The late summer evening)
- Vocalise
- The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls
- Kaksi yösonettia (Two Nocturnal Sonnets)
- Call of the sea
Choral Works: Male Choir
- Nouskaa te ruhtinaat
- Metsä palaa (The forest is burning)
- Metsässä (In the forest)
- Three Landscapes of T. S. Eliot
- most people
Works for Choir and Orchestra
Works for Soloist, Choir and Orchestra or Ensemble
Works for String Orchestra
- Bothnian Dance and Ballad
Electro-acoustic Works
Works for Solo Instrument
Chamber Works
- Impressioni
- The Ides of March
Arrangements
- Jesper Swedberg (1694): Lova Gud i himmelshöjd
External links[]
- 1953 births
- Living people
- 20th-century classical composers
- 21st-century classical composers
- Finnish classical composers
- Musicians from Helsinki
- University of Miami Frost School of Music alumni
- Finnish male classical composers
- 20th-century male musicians
- 21st-century male musicians