Ari Romppanen
Ari Romppanen is a Finnish composer of contemporary art music, who draws influences for his artistic work from various sources, such as space, virtuosity, or Japanese culture, from which he combines his own characteristic musical language. His output consists mainly of chamber music and works for solo instruments.
Romppanen has written several works for notable musicians like Emil Holmström, Arto Satukangas, Kai Nieminen, Sari Blå, Janne Mertanen, Erkki Palola, and for Eriko Takahashi, with whom he has co-operated frequently since 2018. He has also received many commissions all the way from Japan. Besides being interested in different formal constructions, in several works he has also used improvisation, and some of his piano works have been awarded in different composition competitions. In 2006 he worked in Buenos Aires with local improvisation group as invited by a local university and Finnish Embassy in Buenos Aires.
Together with professor Seppo Kimanen and Dr. Lasse Lehtonen, Ari Romppanen is a founder and music coordinator of the music section of the Finnish Japanese Society, FinJa Music, which aims to promote musical co-operation and exchange between Finland and Japan, to make Japanese music better known in Finland, and to maintain a relationship with its partner society in Tokyo, the Japan Finland Contemporary Music Society. In addition, Romppanen has collaborated with Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, maintained by the City of Vienna, by co-planning a Finnish-Japanese-Austrian chamber music program which was performed in Vienna. Furthermore, Ari Romppanen has participated in some collaborative projects combining theater, dance, contemporary circus and music. A few of the dramaturgical ideas derived from these projects have also influenced his other works.
Artistic work done by Ari Romppanen has been supported for example by Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Pro Musica Foundation and The Finnish Music Foundation. Besides composing, Romppanen has taught both piano and composing, and he has performed as a pianist himself. Further, he has held several positions of responsibility, like in the board of Sibelius Fund of the Society of Finnish Composers, also as its vice president.
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| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aamutähden heijastus | baritone and piano | 2004 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | The Academy of Finnish Art Song |
Arcturus | vln, vlc, pno | 2016 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Aurinkosi | chx [SMATBB] | 2004 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Bara | pno | 2022 | Works for Solo Instrument | 04:30 | Music Finland |
Brasstasy | hn, 2trp, trb, tba | 2000 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Briefly... | pno | 2000 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 03:00 | Music Finland |
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra | 2200 2200 13, str, pno solo | 1999 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 20:00 | Music Finland |
Convolvulus | fl, ob, perc, vln+looper, pno, chf | 2020 | Chamber Works | 25:00 | Music Finland |
Eine Geschichte | 2200 2220 22, str, pno solo [triangel, xyl) | 1998 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Eine Kleine Gratulationsmusik | fl, acc | 2005 | Chamber Works | 01:30 | Music Finland |
Eine Kleine Gratulationsmusik II | 1111 2220 02 0, str str: 66442 | 2008 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 01:50 | Music Finland |
Erakis | pno | 2017 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:30 | Music Finland |
Far and Beyond | guit | 2015 | Works for Solo Instrument | 14:00 | Music Finland |
Fever | chx [SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB] | 2007 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:00 | Music Finland |
Four Little Drawings | pno | 2022 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:30 | Music Finland |
Häämarssi | org | 2001 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Himawari | pno | Works for Solo Instrument | 04:30 | ||
Interference | fl, cl, vlc, perc | 2003 | Chamber Works | 04:30 | Music Finland |
Intermezzi | pno | 2024 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Kaksi laulua psalmeihin | mezzo, pno | 2002 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Kiku | pno | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 04:30 | Music Finland |
Kikyo | pno | 2023 | Works for Solo Instrument | 04:00 | Music Finland |
Lehmä karkaa | 1111 1110 01 0, str, sopr, bass, 2alt, 2ten | 2006 | Works for the Screen, TV and Radio | 05:30 | Music Finland |
Milkomeda | 3333 4331 13 0, str | 2008 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 08:30 | Music Finland |
nicht, sondern... | guit | 2019 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Noch einmal... | pno | 1999 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Obstinacy | bsn | 2004 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Outo | baritone and piano | 2003 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | The Academy of Finnish Art Song |
Pacem perpetua dona eis | guit | 2008 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Music Finland |
Punga Mare | cl, pno | 2015 | Chamber Works | 03:30 | Music Finland |
Rho Cas | pno | 2005 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Music Finland |
Sakura | pno | 2017 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Sandbox of Almach | pno | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 15:00 | Music Finland |
Saturnian Aurorae | pno | 2013 | Works for Solo Instrument | 03:00 | Music Finland |
Searchings | fl +bfl, cl, perc, live electr | 2006 | Chamber Works, Electro-acoustic Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Silence of Kharon | pno | 2021 | Works for Solo Instrument | 13:00 | Music Finland |
Sinun valossasi | 3222 2010 02, str [barhn], sopr, chx | 2022 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:30 | Music Finland |
Snowball Earth | pno | 2009 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Sol/Nemesis | cl+bcl, trp, 2perc, acc, vln, vlc, db [Perc1 = Wood blocks (5), Temple blocks (5), Tom-tom (4), Marimba. Perc2=3 suspended cymbals, 2 chinese opera gongs (gliss up/down), Triangle, Vibraphone] | 2007 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Music Finland |
Stimmung II | trp, hn, trb | 1997 | Chamber Works | 04:00 | Music Finland |
Sunspotting | vlc, pno | 2023 | Chamber Works | 09:30 | Music Finland |
Symphonic Landscape | 2220 3221 10, cel, str | 1999 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Tähtitarha | str | 2015 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | Music Finland |
Tanssikaamme | sopr, pno | 2018 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:30 | |
Theses | vla, pno | 2001 | Chamber Works | 06:00 | Music Finland |
Theses II | vla | 2018 | 07:30 | Music Finland | |
Titan | cl+bcl, pno | 2017 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Transfiguratio | str, guit solo | 2009 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Tsubaki | pno | 2022 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Tvashtar Catena | pno | 2013 | Works for Solo Instrument | 15:00 | Music Finland |
Valo rakentuu palasista | sopr, cl, vla, pno | 2017 | Vocal and Choral Works | 14:30 | Music Finland |
What was it? | 5perc, vlc | 2000 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Woodcuts | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |