- BASSOON

Composed by Armas Jarnefelt. Arranged by Andrew Glover. Gems of the Concert Band. Score and parts. Duration 0:2:41. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.012-4502-00).

Violin, piano

SKU: FG.55011-466-1

Composed by Armas Jarnefelt. Fennica Gehrman #55011-466-1. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-466-1).

ISBN 9790550114661.

Arma s Jarnefelt (1869-1958) was a Finnish composer and conductor. Jarnefelt studied in Berlin in 1890-91 with Albert Becker as his teacher. In addition to composing studies, Jarnefelt fully enjoyed the life that a bustling metropolis could offer to a young man - concerts, operas, cafe life etc. Romanze, composed for Geraldine Morgan, was premiered in Helsinki in February 1892. According to critics (notably Bis Wasenius) the work was un-Finnish, perhaps echoing the continental winds Jarnefelt had experienced in Berlin. That aside, Jarnefelt's future brother-in-law, Jean Sibelius, analyzed the Romanze in a letter to his fiancee, Aino, sister of Armas: I think Romanze is a fine technical accomplishment, even the structure works well, given the theme as it is. But Armas certainly can do better than this, he should not waste his efforts in small-scale [salon] music. - Armas will find his own way and will be hailed as the greatest musician of this country..

Orchestra

SKU: FG.55011-468-5

Composed by Armas Jarnefelt. Study score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-468-5. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-468-5).

ISBN 9790550114685.

To mark the 150th anniversary of Armas Jarnefelt, Fennica Gehrman publishes his hitherto unpublished works.
Jarnefelt's first composition for stage was music for Z. Topelius's play Miranda in 1900-1901. It is a kind of melodrama with recitation and choral singing, not so much incidental music. Jarnefelt composed a rather broad array of numbers for Miranda, seven movements in total. Miranda is characterized by a downwards moving chromatic chord progression. Listeners especially liked the Nymf- och trolldans movement, its slowly and elegantly swinging waltz, and the Oriental colours of one of the dance movements. Orchestral parts available for hire.

Voice, Piano

SKU: FG.042-08585-1

Composed by Armas Jarnefelt. Edited by Matti Tuloisela. Album. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.042-08585-1).

ISBN 979-0-042-08585-1.

The collection of the main solo songs by Armas Jarnefelt was accelerated by a donation made by his son, Arvi, in Stockholm to the University of Helsinki: dozens of previously unpublished manuscripts thus found their way home to Finland. Sweden was father Jarnefelt's second home, since he spent a couple of decades as conductor of the Royal Opera in Stockholm. He concentrated almost exclusively on solo songs, the reason no doubt being that his father-in-law was Jean Sibelius, a master of large-scale form. Jarnefelt's vocal lyrics spring from the National-Romantic ethos nurtured on the archaic rune-singing of the national epic, the Kalevala, and the distant lands of Karelia. The folk-like elements of his youthful songs were in time joined by Impressionistic and in places even Expressionistic timbres. This collection is edited by Matti Tuloisela. Contents: Aallon kehtolaulu / Vagens vaggsang / Der Welle Wiegenlied * Am stillen Dorfe erhebt sich * Berceuse / Kehtolaulu * En spel- och dansvisa * Hamara / Skymning / Dammerung * I solnedgangen / Im Sonnenuntergang * Isanmaan kasvot * Kanteleelle * Kehtolaulu / Vaggsang (Liekku liiku) * Kehtolaulu / Vaggsang (Hiljaa, hiljaa) * Laula, laula! * Leivo / Larkan * Liina / Lina / Line * Milloin muistelet minua? / Sag, nar minnes du mig? / Sag', gedenkst Du meiner? * Nar alla klockor klamtat tolf / Wenn alle Uhren zwolf geschlagen * Sina / Du * Solsken / Sonnenschein * Sunnuntaina / Sondag * Suvirannalla / Sommarnatt pa stranden * Titania * Toivoni / Onskan * Uneksijan laulu elamalle / En drommarens sang till livet / Eines Traumers Sang an das Leben * Unelma / Drom * Viel' ois virtta tieossani / An en visa vill jag sjunga.

Piano

SKU: FG.55009-522-9

Composed by Armas Jarnefelt. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55009-522-9).

ISBN 979-0-55009-522-9.

This is the most beloved tune by Armas Jarnefelt, Jean Sibelius's brother-in-law. Jarnefelt wrote it in 1904 for violin and piano, but the work is also available in this version for solo piano.

Orchestra

SKU: FG.55011-539-2

Juhla-alkusoitto D-duuri. Composed by Armas Jarnefelt. Study score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-539-2. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-539-2).

ISBN 9790550115392.

Arma s Jarnefelt (1869-1958) composed his Festouverture (Festive Overture) for the official opening of the Finnish National Theatre on 9 April 1902. This was a great event in the history of Finnish theatre, for it meant that the Finnish Theatre founded by Kaarlo and Emilie Bergbom in 1872 at last had a home of its own. The eight minute overture is a jubilant example of Jarnefelt's orchestral writing, through which he introduced a new, Wagnerian voice into Finnish music.

Saxophone quartet & Piano

SKU: FG.55011-519-4

Kehtolaulu. Composed by Armas Jarnefelt. Fennica Gehrman #55011-519-4. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-519-4).

ISBN 9790550115194.

The most beloved tune by Armas Jarnefelt (Jean Sibelius' brother-in-law) was written in 1904 for violin and piano. This transcription is a transcription for saxophone (S/A/T/Bar) by Josef Kaartinen.

Violin, violoncello, piano

SKU: FG.55011-520-0

Kehtolaulu. Composed by Armas Jarnefelt. Fennica Gehrman #55011-520-0. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-520-0).

ISBN 9790550115200.

The most beloved tune by Armas Jarnefelt (Jean Sibelius' brother-in-law) was written in 1904 for violin and piano. This transcription of the composer's own arrangement for piano trio is based on a radio recording made in 1948.