Despite the dark wintertime Finnish composers have been active and productive. Listed below you’ll find examples of some of the latest works Music Finland has received. Printed performing materials for these works and for many more can be obtained from our sheet music library, just place an order in our web shop at Composers & Repertoire or contact us directly at musiclibrary@musicfinland.fi.

Check out also our latest own publication, a catalogue of contemporary Finnish music for big band. The catalogue includes characterizations of Finnish big band composers and their recommended works, as well as detailed work information and listings of other big band works of interest.  

Orchestral Music

Perttu Haapanen: Compulsion Island

Teodor Nicolau: Echoes for string orchestra

Henri Sokka: Symphonic Triptych

Chamber Music

Harri Ahmas: Opus K for oboe

Antti Auvinen: Campiogesang for bass flute, clarinet, percussion and piano 

Alex Freeman: Aerial Voices for piano

Maija Hynninen: …sicut aurora procedit for violin

Juha T. Koskinen: Balade pour JS for violin and piano

Ilari Laakso: Viaggio strano for clarinet and guitar

Kirmo Lintinen: Myrsky vesilasissa (Storm in a Teacup) for flute, bassoon and piano

Adam Vilagi: Täpinä for flute and piano

Itzam Zapata: Altépetl for violin

The latest publications of Finnish sheet music publishers:

Bells Publishing www.bells.fi (specialized in classical music, especially vocal music)

Edition Tilli www.editiontilli.fi (chamber music, sacred and secular choral music, vocal solo and organ music from the 16th century to the present)

Fennica Gehrman www.fennicagehrman.fi (the leading publisher of classical and contemporary music in Finland)

FinnBand Sheet Music www.finnbandshop.com (music for wind instruments by publishers A-Minor Production, Edition7, Edition Elvis, Musact, Finnish Wind Band Association (Spol) and STM PDF-products)

Modus Musiikki www.modusmusiikki.fi (classical music and teaching material)

Sulasol www.sulasol.fi (mainly choral music, but also instrumental)

Tactus www.tactus.fi (publisher and distributor of music by Ilkka, Jaakko and Pekka Kuusisto)

Uusinta www.uusinta.com (new Finnish music of contemporary composers) 

About Music Finland Sheet Music Library

The Music Finland Sheet Music Library maintains a large selection of Finnish sheet music and distributes unpublished works by Finnish composers. Focusing on Finnish contemporary music, the collection contains approximately 40,000 items of vocal, orchestral and chamber music, especially concert music but also popular music.

Complete catalogue and a web shop: composers.musicfinland.fi.