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FINNISH CLARINET MUSIC OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: A PERFORMER’S ANALYSIS OF SELECTED WORKS BY KALEVI AHO, MAGNUS LINDBERG, KAIJA SAARIAHO, AND ANTTI AUVINEN

June, Gary Allen

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Title
FINNISH CLARINET MUSIC OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: A PERFORMER’S ANALYSIS OF SELECTED WORKS BY KALEVI AHO, MAGNUS LINDBERG, KAIJA SAARIAHO, AND ANTTI AUVINEN
Author(s)
June, Gary Allen
Issue Date
2015-12
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Associate Professor J. David Harris
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Associate Professor J. David Harris
Committee Member(s)
  • Associate Professor Timothy McGovern
  • Professor Stephen Taylor
  • Associate Professor Reynold Tharp
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
  • Music
  • magnus
  • lindberg
  • kaija
  • saariaho
  • antti
  • auvinen
  • kalevi
  • aho
  • finnish
  • finland
  • clarinet
Language
en
Abstract
The last fifty years have seen an explosion in the number of new works written for the clarinet. Composers have made thorough use of the clarinet’s large range and vast dynamic capabilities and have introduced extensive extended techniques. In many ways, Finnish composers have been leading the way in this new focus on clarinet music. In an effort to examine this growing repertoire, this document explores four twenty-first century solo and chamber clarinet compositions by contemporary Finnish composers, including Magnus Lindberg’s Acequia Madre (2012), Kaija Saariaho’s Duft (2011), Kalevi Aho’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (2006), and Antti Auvinen’s Eliangelis (2005). This exploration includes the provision of background information, analytical overviews, and performance ideas for each piece.
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