Juhani Nuorvala
Juhani Nuorvala has delved into both microtonality, French spectral music, minimalism, techno and rock with the enthusiasm of an explorer. It all becomes organically fused into his own idiom, often characterised by a frenzied rhythmic drive.
Nuorvala’s output comprises everything from radiophonies and solo pieces for the Finnish kantele to symphonies and opera. He is well-known for his expertise in microtonal and xenharmonic ideas and his way of using them to create his own, imaginative music.
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.13 | sopr, ten, 2vln, 2gamba, vla, guit, lute, perc, cemb | 2001 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Ajamana | fl, ob, cl, bsn, 4perc, synth, electr | 2023 | Chamber Works | 50:00 | Music Finland |
Beat Routes | 4perc [midi drums (Yamaha DTX (1 player), timpani and 2perc amplified, electronics/effect processors (2 players)] | 2000 | Chamber Works, Electro-acoustic Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Beat Routes | perc, synth, electr | Works for Solo Instrument | 15:00 | Music Finland | |
Boost | vlc, synth | 2009 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Clarinet Concerto | 2212 2000 01 0, elbas, str, cl solo | 1998 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 23:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concertino | bcl, tape | 2001 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concertino | trp, tape | 2004 | Electro-acoustic Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 07:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Concertino for Clarinet and Soundtrack | cl | 2016 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Dancescapes | 2vln, vla, vlc | 1992 | Chamber Works | 18:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Ein Ballhaus in Berlin | vla, hp | 2023 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Electronic music and sounds to a concert by Lumen Valo vocal group | 2004 | Electro-acoustic Works, Works for the Stage | 00:00 | ||
Enharmoninen sarja | cemb | 2015 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Etude | tape | 1993 | Electro-acoustic Works | 03:00 | |
Fanfaari | 2222 0000 00 0, str, 2hn solo | 1998 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Fanfaari ja Toccata | gamba, org [Fokker organ] | 2013 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Five Bagatelles | pno | 1987 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Five Pieces for Flute and Clarinet | fl, cl | 1994 | Chamber Works | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Flash Flash | cemb +synth, synth, cel, elg, vla, vlc, sopr, alto, ten, baryt, basso, dancer | 2005 | Works for the Stage | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Glissements progressifs du plaisir | 2fl+pic, cl, cl+bcl, pno, 6vln, 3vla, 3vlc, db, elbas, perc | 1987 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 08:40 | Music Finland |
Heitto neljään suuntaan | fl, vln, vla, vlc, perc | 1989 | Works for the Screen, TV and Radio | 25:00 | Music Finland |
Im Vorbeigehen | 1997 | Electro-acoustic Works | 03:00 | ||
Jotakin siltä väliltä | cl, vln, vlc, perc, dancer | 1988 | Works for the Stage | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Jumping to Conclusions | ssax | 1993 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Kaiho | pno [Carrillo piano] | 2017 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Kajauksia, väreitä | voc, cl, vln, pno, elpno, elbas, perc | 1985 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Kellarisinfonia | fl+pic, cl, ssax, asax+barsax, 2hn, trp, trb, perc, elbas, pno [Tr in C (or in Bb). Score in C.] | 1995 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 20:00 | Music Finland |
Kellarisinfonia, 1996 version | fl+pic, cl, ssax, asax+barsax, 2hn, trp, 2trb, tba, perc, elg, db, pno | 1996 | 15:00 | Music Finland | |
Kellarisinfonia, 2006 version | 1222 2110 01 1, soprsax, asax/barsax, pno, elbas | 2006 | 15:00 | Music Finland | |
Koiralaulut | sopr, guit | 2024 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Kolme impromptua klarinetille ja kanteleelle | cl, kantele | 1995 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Kolme kappaletta | ob, trp, trb, perc | 1993 | Chamber Works, Pedagogical Works | 05:00 | Association of Finnish Music Schools |
Kolme kappaletta | kantele | 2009 | Works for Solo Instrument | 15:00 | Music Finland |
Kolme madrigaalia | chx [SSAATTBB] | 2007 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Music Finland |
Kolme pientä etydiä | perc [vibr, mar, xyl.] | 1990 | Works for Solo Instrument | 03:00 | Music Finland |
Kreivin keittiössä, juhannusyönä | ssax+asax+barsax | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Lehmuksen alla | kantele | 2018 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Marche funèbre tricésimoprimale | fl, cl, vla, elg, 2org, perc | 2017 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
March for 4 Percussionists | 4perc | 1993 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Music and sounds for Georg Büchner's play 'Woyzeck' | tape | 1998 | 00:00 | ||
Music and sounds for Peter Handke's play 'The Moment We Knew Nothing of Each Other' | sampler+tapes | 1997 | Electro-acoustic Works, Works for the Stage | 00:00 | |
Music and sounds for Samuel Beckett's play 'Waiting for Godot' | tapes | 1999 | Electro-acoustic Works, Works for the Stage | 00:00 | |
Music and sounds for Sarah Kane's play '4.48 Psychosis' | soprano and electronic music (tape) | 2001 | Electro-acoustic Works, Vocal and Choral Works, Works for the Stage | 40:00 | |
Music for Anton Chekhov's play 'Platonov' | 2 pianists playing grand piano, prepared upright piano, 3 digital pianos, toy piano; electronics | 2009 | Works for the Stage | 00:00 | |
Music for David Harrower's play 'Blackbird' | kantele, recordings and performance software | 2006 | Electro-acoustic Works, Works for the Stage | 00:00 | |
Music for David Mamet's play 'The Cryptogram' | violin, 2 cellos | 1996 | Works for the Stage | 00:00 | |
Music for George Tabor's play 'Goldberg Variations' | 2004 | Works for the Stage | 00:00 | ||
Music for Michael Baran's play 'Te ette tiedä mitä rakkaus on' | recordings and DJ equipment | 1999 | Electro-acoustic Works, Works for the Stage | 00:00 | |
Neljä sienilaulua | chx [SATB div] | 2022 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol |
Notturno urbano | 2222 2100 10 0, str [pic, 2.cl+bcl.] | 1996 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 09:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Organum mycologicum | chm [TTBB] | 2022 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol |
Parole | baryt solo, fl, cl+bcl, trb, 2perc, synth+sampler, 2vl, vla, vlc, cb | 1992 | Vocal and Choral Works | 14:00 | Music Finland |
Pia Cantiones Remix | voice, trumpet, 2 horns, trombone and bass guitar | 2006 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | |
Pieni duo | fl, vlc | 1984 | Chamber Works | 03:00 | Music Finland |
Pieni HÄÄsoitto | vln, vlc, pno | 2007 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Pieni valssi | vln, keyb | 2016 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Pinta ja säe | 3331 4330 02 1, pno, elbas, str [1pic, 1fl+pic, 1ehn, 1cl+bcl, 2tr in C] | 1991 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 14:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Prelude and Toccata | acc | 1999 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Prelude in Pajara | keyb | 2021 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Prélude non retouché | org | 2012 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Prisma | title music for the TV series | 1996 | Works for the Screen, TV and Radio | 00:25 | |
Pyhä yö | chx, pno ad lib. | 2023 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Pyhä yö | voc, pno | 2023 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Radiofonia-remix | recordings and DJ equipment | 1999 | Electro-acoustic Works | 05:00 | |
Retkiä tieteeseen | tape | 1998 | Works for the Screen, TV and Radio | 00:40 | |
Ruoikkohuhuilu | fl, tape | 2014 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Ruoikkohuhuilu | afl, tape | 2014 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Septimalia | 3333 4331 12 1, elbas, str [bcl, cbsn, 4 natural horns] | 2014 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sinfonietta jousille | str | 1998 | 19:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Snapshots | recordings to be mixed live with dj software, fixed-length tape version 2009 | Electro-acoustic Works | 03:00 | ||
Solo per viola da gamba | gamba | 2008 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Sonaatti viululle ja koskettimille | vln, keyb | 2019 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
String Quartet No. 2 | 2vln, vla, vlc | 1997 | Chamber Works | 20:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Suite 22 | keyb | 2021 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Summer! | 4hn | 2016 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Taylor's Lament | soprano, ocarina, clarinet, percussion | 2006 | Vocal and Choral Works | 01:00 | |
The five chords that shook my world | pno | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
The Pärnu Codex | ch, synth | 2022 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Three Little Studies | percussion solo for young players | 1990 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 03:00 | |
Tiksu (Mun on ikävä sua, pentu), live version | 2 actors, tapes and live electronics | 1997 | Electro-acoustic Works, Works for the Stage | 20:00 | |
Tiksu (Mun on ikävä sua, pentu), radiophonic work | radiophonic work | 1997 | Electro-acoustic Works | 16:00 | |
Toden seinää päin | voc, trp, 2hn, trb, elbas | 2006 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Toivo | hn, tape | 2006 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Toivo | voice, kantele, tape | 2006 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Toivo 128 | bsn, tape | 2017 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Turun linnan rakastavaiset | vocal ensemble, early brass ensemble and electronics | 1999 | Electro-acoustic Works, Works for the Stage | 00:00 | |
Twitching Gait | fl, cl, trp, vln, vlc [cl+bcl] | 1993 | Chamber Works | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Two Dances | fl, guit, bass | 2022 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
two poems by e. e. cummings | chx, db | 1987 | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Un cocktail à la russe | pno | 2009 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Väliaika | 2keyb, elg, perc, vla, vlc, sopr, alto, ten, baryt, basso | 2005 | Works for the Stage | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Variationes ex "Bene quondam" | str | 2017 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Viisi preludia | kantele | 2009 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Waltz for Cello and Marimba | vlc, mar | 1998 | Chamber Works | 02:00 | Music Finland |
Waltz for Cello and Piano | vlc, pno | 1998 | Chamber Works, Pedagogical Works | 02:00 | Music Finland |
What's a Nice Chord Like You Doing in a Piece Like That? | 5acc | 1996 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
What's a Nice Chord Like You Doing in a Piece Like This? | 3acc | 1997 | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Yösydännä | 2kantele | 2018 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |