Kerkko Koskinen
Kerkko Koskinen is principally known to Finns as the songwriter, keyboard player and leader of the hugely popular band Ultra Bra in the 1990s. Even in those days, he was ambitious and uncompromising in writing music, and that has not changed. He has since written music for instance for the 60-member Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi and for the UMO Jazz Orchestra, besides writing film scores and incidental music for the stage. The lyrics he sets are typically of high quality and profound, e.g. poetry by Anna Akhmatova. “Koskinen’s cinematic pop-song style quotes from modal jazz and schlagers in turn, but all of his music prompts romantic and nostalgic emotions,” writes Otto Talvio.
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A Fistful of Rye | pic /fl, fl, cl, asax, fl/barsax, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 3trb, btrb, pno, db, dr, perc, timp, trp solo | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 05:10 | Music Finland |
Ajaccio | 221 4 4 pno, db, dr, perc, barsax solo | 2022 | Works for Big Band | 03:45 | Music Finland |
American Miniature Horse | 3333 4331 13 1, str, tsax solo, barsax solo | 2017 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 30:00 | Music Finland |
Anastasia by the Pool | 121 1 2, hn, pno, db, dr, vibr, cemb, perc [btrb] | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:00 | Music Finland | |
And Then There Was One | 2fl, asax, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 2trb, btrb, tba, pno, db, dr, perc, timp, trp solo [1. fl+pic, 3.asax+fl] | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 07:15 | Music Finland |
Anime Waltz | 221 4 4 pno, db, dr, perc, asax solo | 2022 | Works for Big Band | 04:20 | Music Finland |
Calling. Mrs. Aagaard | 121 1 2, hn, pno, db, dr, vibr, cemb, perc [btrb] | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:20 | Music Finland | |
Cats and Pigeons | fl, cl, asax, barsax/fl/afl, bcl/barsax, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 3trb, btrb, pno, db, dr, perc, timp/glock, trp solo [3.trb+tba] | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 07:30 | Music Finland |
Crooked Room | fl, cl/asax, cl/asax/fl/pic, asax, barsax/asax, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 3trb, btrb, pno, db, dr, perc, timp | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 04:30 | Music Finland |
Day Train | 121 1 2, hn, pno, db, dr, vibr, cemb, perc [fl, btrb] | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 06:00 | Music Finland | |
Elephants Can | fl, 2asax, tsax/fl, barsax/bcl, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 3trb, btrb, pno, db, dr, perc, timp/glock, trp solo [2. asax+fl] | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 06:10 | Music Finland |
Helsinki-Vantaa | fl, asax/fl, asax, tsax, barsax, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 2trb, btrb, tba, pno, db, dr, timp, trp solo | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 05:15 | Music Finland |
Huone 232 |
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Isoäiti |
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It Was a Long Luxury | 121 1 2, hn, pno, db, dr, vibr, cemb, perc [tsax+fl+alf, barsax+afl, btrb+tba] | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 06:00 | Music Finland | |
Jos saisin |
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Käki |
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Keväällä löydetty ruumis |
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"Kollektiivi" |
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Korintin ruusut |
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Koska meitä ei ole |
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K Quintet | fl+afl, ob, cl+bcl, bsn, hn, pno | 2023 | Chamber Works | 16:30 | Music Finland |
Laura Palmer |
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Mare | 221 4 4 pno, db, dr, perc, asax solo | 2022 | Works for Big Band | 04:40 | Music Finland |
Minihevonen | 2222 4231 13 1, asax, str | 2016 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 04:40 | Music Finland |
Modern Single Man | 121 1 2, hn, pno, db, dr, vibr, cemb, perc [btrb] | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:00 | Music Finland | |
Mustat silmät | fl, trp, tsax, trb, ob, pno, 2guit, db, dr, timp, perc, 2vln, vla, vlc, voc | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | ||
Night Train | 121 1 2, hn, pno, db, dr, vibr, cemb, perc | Works for Big Band | 06:40 | Music Finland | |
Notte | 221 4 4 pno, db, dr, perc, barsax solo | 2022 | Works for Big Band | 04:40 | Music Finland |
Nukun hiljaa kirkkomaassa |
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Odotusta |
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Pale Horse | fl, asax, asax/fl, tsax/fl, barsax, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 3trb, btrb, pno, db, dr, perc, timp/glock, trp solo [3.trb+tba] | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 06:30 | Music Finland |
Parade | 221 4 4 pno, db, dr, perc, barsax solo | 2022 | Works for Big Band | 04:00 | Music Finland |
Passenger to Copenhagen | fl, 2asax, tsax, barsax, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 3trb, btrb, pno, db, dr, perc, glock/timp, trp solo | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 03:45 | Music Finland |
Piana | 221 4 4 pno, db, dr, perc, asax + barsax solo | 2022 | Works for Big Band | 04:10 | Music Finland |
Porto-Vecchio | 221 4 4 pno, db, dr, perc, barsax solo | 2022 | Works for Big Band | 05:05 | Music Finland |
Promenade | 221 4 4 pno, db, dr, perc, asax solo | 2022 | Works for Big Band | 04:15 | Music Finland |
Quiberon | 221 4 4 pno, db, dr, perc, barsax solo | 2022 | Works for Big Band | 02:55 | Music Finland |
Riemukaaret | voc, fl, fl/tsax, cl/asax, bcl/asax, barsax, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 3trb, btrb, pno, db, dr, perc, timp | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 03:00 | Music Finland |
Sata rakastavaista | fl, 2asax, tsax, barsax, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 3trb, btrb, pno, db, dr, perc, timp / glock, trp solo | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
Sokeana hetkenä | 221 4 4 pno, db, dr, perc, barsax solo | 2022 | Works for Big Band | 05:30 | Music Finland |
Sparkling Arsenic | fl, 2asax, fl/pic, barsax, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 3trb, btrb, pno, db, dr, perc, timp, trp solo | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 03:40 | Music Finland |
Taipan March | 121 1 2, hn, pno, db, dr, vibr, cemb, perc [btrb+tba] | Works for Big Band | 05:00 | Music Finland | |
The Answer | 111 1 2, fl, hn, pno, db, dr, vibr, cemb, perc, voc [tsax+fl, btrb] | Works for Big Band | 02:45 | Music Finland | |
The Incident | 121 1 2, hn, pno, db, dr, vibr, cemb, perc [btrb] | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:30 | Music Finland | |
The Letter | 101 1 2, fl, afl, hn, pno, db, vibr, cemb, voc [btrb+tba] | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 02:40 | Music Finland | |
The Pointing Finger | fl /pic, fl, cl/fl, cl, cl/bcl, ob, 4trp, 3hn, 3trb, btrb, pno, db, dr, perc, timp, trp solo [3.trb+tba] | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 04:40 | Music Finland |
Vuodet |
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