Jarmo Sermilä
Jarmo Sermilä was a productive composer, who also took on many tasks in the music field, serving for example as director of the Finnish Broadcasting Company's Experimental Music Studio. His broad output has a special focus on chamber music and electro-acoustic works, but he also composed for orchestra and big band.
“My primary aim has been to achieve intensity rather than complexity. I must, however, hasten to add that I don’t recall ever having given new simplicity a thought”, he has said.
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| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 laulua mieskuorolle Aimo Vuorisen runoihin | chm [TTBB] | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol | |
AalelaA | ob, pno | 2001 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Music Finland |
A Doll's Cry | 1973 | Electro-acoustic Works | 06:00 | ||
After and Beyond Yesteryear |
| 1996 | 06:00 | ||
Aikakone | 4trp, 4trb, 4hn, barhn, tba, perc | 1977 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 18:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Aimo valssi | str | 2004 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 04:00 | |
Ajatuskulku | 2fl, str, fhn solo | 1999 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 15:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Allegrìa | 3trp, perc, hp, str, mar solo | 2003 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 15:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
And Suddenly... (with Otto Romanowski) | 2instr, tape | 1996 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | |
An October Question | tape | 1996 | Electro-acoustic Works | 05:30 | |
Another Reflection | tape | 1993 | Electro-acoustic Works | 09:25 | |
A Prague Thoroughfare | elg, 2vln, vla, vlc | 1983 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Music Finland |
A Twisted Reverie |
| 1996 | Electro-acoustic Works | 04:00 | |
A Weeping Myth | fl, pno | 1974 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Boleznennoe bremja notsi | basso, pno | 1982 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Burlesque | str | 2013 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 07:00 | Music Finland |
But I Didn't Know It Was Spring | trp, tape | 1995 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Can on a Bang | tape | 1995 | 04:00 | ||
Capriccio | cor barit / euphonium | 2010 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | |
Capriccio robusto | cl, pno | 2009 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Clockwork Etudes | bcl, vibr+mar | 1983 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Colloquium | tba, hp | 2009 | Chamber Works | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Colours & Contrasts | fl, vln, pno | 1976 | Chamber Works | 15:00 | Music Finland |
Conlon | 2000 | Electro-acoustic Works | 03:15 | ||
Contemplation 1 | fhn, tape | 1976 | Works for Solo Instrument | 11:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Contemplation 2 | asax, tape | 1978 | Works for Solo Instrument | 11:00 | Music Finland |
Contours | fl, cl, vln, vlc | 1986 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Cornologia | 22-44hn | 1975 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 16:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Counterbass | str, db solo | 1975 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 11:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Crisis | cl, 2vln, vla, vlc | 1972 | Chamber Works | 19:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Dana's Waltz | 221 4 4, pno, elg, elbas, dr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Danza 1 | hp, mar/vibr | 1991 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Danza 2 | fl+afl, guit, tape | 1991 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Music Finland |
Danza 3 | vln, kantele | 1992 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Danza 4A | vla, db | 1993 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Danza 4B | ob, bcl | 1993 | Chamber Works | 08:25 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Danza 4C | bfl, bhn | 1992 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | |
Danza 5 | vln, mar | 1996 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Das Gebläse | hn, perc ad libitum | 1989 | Chamber Works | 06:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Dissimilitudes | 2vln, 2vla, 2vlc | 1980 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Divertimento frammentario | ob, trp, org | 1982 | Chamber Works | 07:30 | Music Finland |
Dos canciones tradicionales | sopr, pno | 1971 | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Dragonfly Day | rec/fl+pic, guit, vln, vlc | 1995 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Dramma per due | db, perc | 1995 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Dubain kutsu | sopr, pno | 2008 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | |
Due divertimenti | str, ob solo, trp solo | 1983 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 13:00 | Music Finland |
Due pezzi per tromba sola | trp | 2008 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:30 | Music Finland |
Ego 1 | vln, acc, db | 1988 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Ego 2 | fl+afl, acc, vlc | 1990 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Einsame Seelen | tape | 1996 | Electro-acoustic Works | 09:00 | |
Elämää | chc | 1996 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | Sulasol |
ElectroComposition 1 | 1976 | Electro-acoustic Works | 08:00 | ||
Ensimmäinen toukokuuta | voc, fl, cl, pno, vln, vlc | 2000 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Music Finland |
Entdecken - Ausdenken - Erfinden | 2instr | 1998 | Electro-acoustic Works | 09:00 | |
Exercises in Noise | 2002 | Electro-acoustic Works | 28:00 | ||
Fantasia | vln, pno | Chamber Works | 05:30 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen | |
Fantasia robusta | cl, 3vlc | 2008 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Final Conclusion | trp, tape | 1988 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Five Technopieces | tape | 1998 | Electro-acoustic Works | 00:00 | |
Flute Party | 8fl | 1994 | Chamber Works | 05:30 | Music Finland |
...for percussion alone... | perc | 1973 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
From Hollow Waters | 2001 | Electro-acoustic Works | 05:54 | ||
Gravitone | 121 3 2, pno, guit, db, dr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Hämäläinen sarja | asax, 2trp, pno, guit ad libitum, db ad libitum, dr | 1970 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Helkytellen | 2009 | Electro-acoustic Works | 09:00 | ||
Hiiet hirveä rakenti | 2trb, 2perc, tape | 1984 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Music Finland |
Hitaat auringot | sopr, cl, pno | 1989 | Vocal and Choral Works | 13:00 | Sulasol |
Homage to EV | 2trp, 2hn, 2trb, btrb, timp, 3perc | 1972 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Hommage à Jules Verne | tape | 1982 | 00:00 | ||
I Am L. Miciasa | hn, 2trp, trb, tba | 1993 | Chamber Works | 02:00 | Music Finland |
Ikävä | 221 4 4, pno, guit ad libitum, db, dr, perc ad libitum | 1972 | Works for Big Band | 02:30 | Music Finland |
Il mondo assurdo del Signor B. | vla, tape | 1997 | Works for Solo Instrument | 11:00 | Music Finland |
Improparlando |
| 1981 | Chamber Works | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Incubo di Orfeo | 1instr/2instr, tape | 1997 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | |
Industrial Scene | 121 3 1, elpno, elg, db, perc | 1973 | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Intermezzo | trb, hp, mar | 1997 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Invocation | baryt, ehn, tape | 1978 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | |
January song | 221 4 4, pno, elg, elbas, dr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
January Song | 1010 4440 10 0, 2asax, 2tsax, barsax, elbas, dr, str [btrb] | 1982 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 03:00 | Music Finland |
Jean-Eduard en face du fait accompli | ssax, asax, tsax, barsax | 1986 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Jolandan tanssi | 2021 3 142 00111 2 [cor in Es, 1 asax lib] | 1983 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Juopunut ritari | 221 4 4, pno, elg, elbas, dr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Kahden kesken | trp, db | 2010 | Chamber Works | 06:30 | Music Finland |
Kai sinä pelkäsit | chm, ten | 1974 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Kaksi laulua mieskuorolle | chm [TTBB] | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol | |
Kaksoiskvartetto 8 klarinetille | 2cl in Eb, 4cl, 2bcl | 2007 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Music Finland |
Kanonisoitu peilikuva | 2220 0 222 00000 2 | 1980 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Kesäkuun keskustelu kahdelle improvisoivalle soittajalle ja elektroniikalle | 2instr, tape | 1996 | Electro-acoustic Works | 10:00 | |
Klo 11 suomen aikaa | chm | 1974 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:30 | Sulasol |
Kolme laulua sekakuorolle | chx [SATB] | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol | |
Kolme preludia | pno | 1968 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 00:50 | Modus Musiikki |
Kolmio alttoviululle ja harmonikalle | vla, acc | 2002 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Kuunkierros | ob solo, 2hn, perc, hp, str | 1979 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 14:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Labor! | 2222 2220 12 0, str | 1982 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 13:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
La fille joue aux oiseaux de nuit | rec, tape | 1998 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Lakeus | mezzo, vlc | 1986 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Sulasol |
Lamento | 221 4 2, pno, guit, db, dr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
La Place | pic+fl+afl, trp, vibr, db, tape [tr amplificata.] | 1981 | Electro-acoustic Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
La place revisitée | 2perc, str, tape, fl solo+afl solo, cl solo+bcl solo | 1984 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Music Finland |
L'avventura | db, perc, chx | 2001 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:00 | Sulasol |
Life Companion | 1996 | Electro-acoustic Works | 05:00 | ||
Linnanvelhon naamiohuvit | 2cl, 2hn, 2vln, 2vlc, tape | 1987 | Chamber Works | 26:00 | Music Finland |
Love-Charm Songs | sopr, fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, 2vln, vla, vlc, db, 2perc | 1976 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Luottamusmieskokous | 6instrs | 1982 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Maailmaa eri kulmilta | ch | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen | |
MailPartner | 3instr | 1994 | Chamber Works | 04:00 | |
Manifesto | 2222 4330 11 0, str | 1977 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:30 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Matkalla | chx, trp, perc | 1993 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 16:30 | Sulasol |
Meccanismo | acc, elg, db | 2012 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | |
Mechanical Partnership | 3instr | 1995 | Chamber Works | 17:00 | Music Finland |
Mechanical Partnership | bcl, acc/synth | 1995 | Chamber Works | 17:00 | Music Finland |
Mechanical Partnership | 3instr [1. instr in Bb.] | 1995 | Chamber Works | 17:00 | Music Finland |
Meditazione appassionata | ob, tape | 1986 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Merlin's Masquerade | tape, 2cl, 2hn, 2vln, 2vlc | 1987 | Works for the Stage | 28:00 | |
Mimesis 1 | 121 3 1, elpno, elg, db, perc | 1973 | Works for Big Band | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Mimesis 2 | 3333 4330 14 1, str [pic, ehn, bcl, cfag.] | 1974 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Miniatures | fl, cemb | Chamber Works | 08:30 | Music Finland | |
Miss Kippie Bell | 221 4 4, pno, elg, db, dr | 1986 | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Monody | hn, perc | 1970 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Movimenti e ritornelli | 2vln, vla, vlc | 1986 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Music to an Unshot Motion Picture | ob, cl, bsn, vln, vlc, perc, pno | 1997 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Musique aerée | 4instr | 1982 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
My Life Companion | tape | 1996 | 05:00 | ||
Myyttinen mies | 5perc | 1982 | Chamber Works | 11:30 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Neljä laulua lapsikuorolle | chc [SA] | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol | |
Nice in the afternoon | 221 4 4, pno, elg, elbas, dr | 00:00 | Music Finland | ||
...novelas de amor | instr, tape | 1995 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | |
Odds Against Intervals | asax, tsax, barsax, trp, perc, pno, db | 1972 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Opus improbum | ob | 1981 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Otteita Kilgore Troutin päiväkirjasta 1 | ob, vln, vla, vlc | 1985 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Otteita Kilgore Troutin päiväkirjasta 2 | hn, 2trp, trb, tba | 1988 | Chamber Works | 05:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Otteita Kilgore Troutin päiväkirjasta 3 | 2vln, vla, vlc | 1996 | Chamber Works | 18:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Ovet | 4male v | 1998 | Works for the Stage | 32:00 | Sulasol |
Palapeli | str | 2006 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Park Mood 1-4 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | |||
Partita di primavera | str | 2005 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Music Finland |
Pentagram | trp, 2bsn, 2hn, timp, 2perc, 6vlc, 2db | 1972 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 12:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Perception | 2fl, 2vlc | 1973 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Photoshop 7 | ten, pno | 2002 | Vocal and Choral Works | 04:00 | |
Pikku tiikerin katkennut ajatus | 2222 4220 02 0, str | 1992 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Pipana | 1998 | Electro-acoustic Works | 03:00 | ||
Prolapsus D | guit | 1970 | Works for Solo Instrument | 03:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Prolapsus G | fl | 1970 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Pro Tavastia | 2222 4330 11 0, str | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen | |
Pro Tavastia | 1030 1 232 00010 2 [asax.] | Works for Wind Orchestra | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Psalmi 13 | sopr, org | 1970 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol |
Puhetta | chx | 1993 | Vocal and Choral Works | 09:00 | Sulasol |
Punainen ovi | voc, pno | Vocal and Choral Works | 02:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Quasi come Quasimodo | tba, perc | 1997 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Rapsodia 2000 | 221 4 4, pno, db, dr, perc, 2222 2000 10 0, str | 2000 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Rautamänty | 1111 2000 11 0, str, chx, baryt | 1981 | Vocal and Choral Works, Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Ricapitulazione | trumpet | 2008 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | |
Rilievo 1 | fl, ob, cl, bsn, 2hn, 2perc, 4vln, 2vla, 2vlc, db | 1989 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Rilievo 2 | fl, ob+ehn, cl, bsn, 2hn, 2perc, 4vln, 2vla, 2vlc, db | 1989 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Rilievo 3 | fl, ob, bcl, bsn, 2hn, 2perc, 4vln, 2vla, 2vlc, db | 1989 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:33 | Fennica Gehrman |
Rilievo 4 | fl, ob, cl, bsn, 2hn, 2perc, 4vln, 2vla, 2vlc, db | 1989 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Rituaaleja | chm, 2perc | 1991 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | Sulasol |
Robot Walk | tba, hp | 2008 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Rotations | 2trp, 2trb | 1981 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Saarna | instr, 1-4speaker | 1982 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Sahara Moods | fhn,tape | 2005 | Chamber Works | 08:15 | Music Finland |
Samba in a Cage | 2000 | Electro-acoustic Works | 05:33 | ||
Samurai Song | trb, tape | 2001 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | |
Selim | 121 3 2, pno, guit, db, dr [Ssax/cl.] | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Sestetto | fl, bcl, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2002 | Chamber Works | 14:00 | Music Finland |
Shards | 2instr/4instr | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen | |
St. Henry's Tribe Memorial Anthem | 1981 | Electro-acoustic Works | 08:00 | ||
Sudenmorsian | tape | 1980 | Works for the Stage | 50:00 | |
Surrealistic Discussion | acc, tba | 2011 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Täältä pois | voc, pno | 1972 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Talvipäivän seisaus | voc, pno | 1969 | Vocal and Choral Works | 16:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tango bravo | 2222 2210 11 0, str | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Taustamusiikkia | fl, 4perc | 1976 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Tavastiana | 4vln, 2vla, 2vlc | 2004 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Music Finland |
Tavastian Suite | 1970 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 18:00 | ||
Tavastonia | db, pno | 1972 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
The City Was Jivin' | 2001 | Electro-acoustic Works | 05:53 | ||
The Lions & the Bear | sopr, 2perc | 1973 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
The Myth Is Weeping Again | 1973 | Electro-acoustic Works | 06:00 | ||
Thus I Saw This | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn | 1977 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Music Finland |
...tota noin... | fl, ob/ssax, cl, perc | 1992 | Chamber Works, Pedagogical Works | 10:00 | Association of Finnish Music Schools |
Transformations | str | 1985 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 13:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Trio per archi | vln, vla, vlc | 2008 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Trocortro | hn, trp, trb | 1990 | Chamber Works | 12:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Tutinax | tape | 1991 | Electro-acoustic Works | 06:50 | |
Un'asserzione di una signora | str, hn solo | 1994 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | Music Finland |
Urbanology | ensemble, tape | 1985 | Chamber Works | 04:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Vanha linna | 121 3 1, pno, guit, db, dr | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Varhaismusiikkia | str, 2fl | 1971 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Viewpoint 1-4 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen | ||
Viisikko | chf (SSAA) | 2003 | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Sulasol |
Vinohrady | vln, vla, vlc, pno | 1992 | Chamber Works | 09:30 | Music Finland |
Weimariana | ob, vlc, pno | 1999 | Chamber Works | 16:00 | Verlag Neue Musik |