Maija Hynninen
"In my acoustic and electro-acoustic works I'm striving for unique moments where the parameters of this world are slightly altered to allow a glimpse of another reality to be present. It can be a moment where the timbre of purely acoustical writing gives surprising results or when electronics project sounds into another domain, another space and reality." – Maija Hynninen
Maija Hynninen (b. 1977) – composer and sound artist – incorporates in her work the human voice, live electronics and multidisciplinary performances. She entered the Sibelius Academy in 2003 (M.Mus. 2011) to study with Paavo Heininen while also working for a violin diploma at the Norwegian Academy of Music. She has added to her studies an ERASMUS exchange year in Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart with Oliver Schneller. The studies in electronics continued at IRCAM Cursus 2012–13. She started her Ph.D. in electro-acoustic music in Sibelius Academy in 2015 and composition in UC Berkeley in 2016.
Hynninen writes virtuoso parts for the musicians yet captures a sence of lightness of texture. The music is often governed by linear thinking while the harmony gravitates towards quartertones. The textures often combine noise and pitch which result in ambiguity of timbre. Her future works include chamber and orchestral music as well as works for soloist or small ensemble and live electronics.
- Read more at: www.maijahynninen.com
More
- Maija Hynninen's website
- Composer Maija Hynninen – Balancing technique and intuition
- Auli Särkiö-Pitkänen on FMQ: Composer Maija Hynninen found courage in California
- Listen to Maija Hynninen's album Dawn Breaks on Spotify
- Listen to Maija Hynninen on SoundCloud
- Review by Anna Pulkkis on FMQ: Spacious sound worlds
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AILES | sopr, vla, electr | 2024 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:30 | |
Aina on tänään | Fixed media, 2 channels | 2015 | Multimedia Works | 28:00 | YLE |
Borrowed Tunes: 1. Dead Man Theme | vlc, live electr | 2011 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:30 | Music Finland |
Deux Mondes | org | 2013 | Works for Solo Instrument | 10:30 | Music Finland |
Earthship | fl/pic, cl/bc, pno, perc, vln, vlc, electronics | 2015 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Fanfare for Magnus Lindberg | 2008 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 02:20 | ||
Flow | 1111 1110 01 1, 2vln, vla, vlc, db [cl in eb] | 2011 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 04:00 | Music Finland |
Flutterings | fl, kantele | 2018 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Freedom from Fear | ob, electr | 2017 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Glow within | fl, bcl | 2018 | Chamber Works | 06:30 | Music Finland |
Ina Donna | 4voc [3sopr, alto], elect | 2019 | Vocal and Choral Works | 13:20 | Music Finland |
Incandescence | 2222 2221 02 1, str, ob solo | 2017 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 19:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
In Case of Emergency | sopr, alto, ten, baryt | 2009 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Interpolations 1 | acc | 2007 | Works for Solo Instrument | 04:30 | |
Interpolations 2 | acc, live electr | 2008 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
In the quiet of now | barsax, acc, db | 2023 | Chamber Works | 08:30 | Music Finland |
Island | vln | 2021 | Works for Solo Instrument | 04:00 | |
Kaiku 2 | sopr, acc, live electr | 2007 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Music Finland |
Kaksi viuluduoa nuorille soittajille | 2vln | 2014 | Chamber Works | 02:35 | Music Finland |
Keinuen | org | 2016 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Kesä | chx | 2005 | Vocal and Choral Works | 04:30 | |
Kide | 2005 | Electro-acoustic Works | 06:30 | ||
Kiipeillen | org | 2016 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Kiitos eilisestä | sopr, vlc, fl/afl, perc | 2005 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | |
Kinakridon | vln, pno | 2006 | Chamber Works | 09:30 | Music Finland |
Les arbres sans feuilles | pno | 2012 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Little wings of gold | fl | 2020 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Music Finland |
mask the absence | vln, db | 2021 | Chamber Works | 05:40 | Music Finland |
Mielen tasapainolajit | chm | 2012 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:30 | Music Finland |
Mobiles | fl, ob, cl+bcl, hn, trb, perc, 2vln, vla, vlc, db | 2022 | Chamber Works | 16:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
MOI ! | chx [SSSAAATTTBBB] | 2008 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Music to Hear | sopr, chamber orchestra | 2007 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 02:20 | |
New Holland | fl +pic, cl+bcl, hn, trp, perc, hp, vln, vla, vlc | 2013 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Nine-channeled Pearl | 2vln, vla, vlc, pno | 2022 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Orlando-fragmentit | voc, fl+afl+bfl, cl, hp, pno, live electr | 2010 | Vocal and Choral Works | 23:00 | Music Finland |
Pathways | 1111 1010 01, str (11111 or more) | 2024 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 16:00 | |
P E L I | pno | 2007 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Pepper's Ghost | 2cl, pno, acc, perc, 2vln, vla, vlc, db | 2009 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Preludi, passacaglia ja fuuga | org | 2006 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | |
…sicut aurora procedit | vln, live electr | 2015 | Works for Solo Instrument | 12:00 | Music Finland |
…sicut aurora procedit | vln | 2014 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:00 | Music Finland |
Slutförvaringen - Kuinka puoliintuminen meitä liikuttaa | chx | 2008 | Vocal and Choral Works | 09:00 | Music Finland |
soaring | fl +afl, acc | 2011 | Chamber Works | 11:30 | Music Finland |
Sonnet | 2221 2210 01 1 str, sopr | 2007 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 05:15 | Music Finland |
Taiturisarja harmonikalle | acc/3acc | 2024 | Pedagogical Works, Works for Solo Instrument | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Texture Notes: weak/strong | 4voc [3sopr, alto] | 2019 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:30 | Music Finland |
The Phantom | 3333 4330 12 1, str [pic, afl, ehn, bcl, cbsn] | 2009 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 20:00 | Music Finland |
Trois Mondes | org, live electr | 2010 | Works for Solo Instrument | 17:00 | Music Finland |
Turnings | fl | 2008 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:00 | Music Finland |
Variations | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn | 2006 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Music Finland |
wind rustling through | fl | 2022 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | |
wind rustling through | fl, electr | 2023 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:30 | Music Finland |
winnowing | pno, live electr | 2010 | Works for Solo Instrument | 11:30 | Music Finland |