Tapio Tuomela
Tapio Tuomela began his career in a Neo-Classical style but then shifted towards Modernism. “Tuomela’s music is characterised by rapidly shifting, melodically and harmonically rich textures, often offset by quiet interludes,” writes Kimmo Korhonen and also mentions timbre as an important parameter. Since the 1990s, Tuomela has been finding inspiration in folk music and its forthright expression and in Lapland. For instance, he has set poetry by the late Sámi artist Nils-Aslak Valkeapää. He has also collaborated with Värttinä, the flagship of new Finnish folk music, arranging their pieces for symphony orchestra. He is known as a musician-friendly composer, his music being gratifying to perform. “For the message to be conveyed from the score to the ear of the listener, the musician must understand the work and be motivated by it,” he says.
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| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ad astra 1 | 2trp, hn, 2trb | 1989 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Ad astra 1 | 2hn, 3trp, 3trb, tba | 1989 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 02:00 | Music Finland |
Ad astra 2 | 2trp, hn, 2trb | 1989 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Ad astra 2 | 4hn, 3trp, 3trb, tba | 1989 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Äidit ja tyttäret | 6female v, male v, str, 2perc | 1998 | Works for the Stage | 01:40:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Aikamme Finlandia | 2222 4231 12 0, str | 1986 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 01:30 | Music Finland |
Aikamme Finlandia | 2222 0 423 00001 0 | 1986 | Works for Wind Orchestra | 01:30 | |
Alkufanfaari Aikamme Finlandiasta | 3trp, 3trb | 1986 | 00:25 | Music Finland | |
Antti Puuhaara | chx, speaker, cl+bcl, acc, hp, vln, vla, vlc | 2007 | Works for the Stage | 01:10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Aufschwung | fl, guit | 1994 | Chamber Works | 06:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Auld rhymes | chc/chf | 2016 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:00 | |
Biennale Mosaic | 2pno | 1997 | Chamber Works | 11:50 | |
Compositions and Arrangements for Värttinä Band and Symphonic Orchestra | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 00:00 | |||
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra | piano and symphony orchestra (2222 2200 01 0, str) | 2008 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 32:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Crisp | guit, kantele | 2011 | Chamber Works | 09:30 | Music Finland |
Ehe | org | 1984 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Encore A.K. | vlc | 2002 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
...e siciliano | vl, pno | 2009 | Chamber Works | 05:00 | |
Focus | str [12vl (4-4-4), 4vla, 4vlc, cb.] | 1986 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 12:00 | Music Finland |
Foliant | 2pno | 1991 | Chamber Works | 06:00 | Modus Musiikki |
Four Bagatelles | rec, cemb | 1987 | Chamber Works | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Four Folk Songs | mezzo, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2015 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Music Finland |
Four Songs from Antti Puuhaara | mixed choir | 2008 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Friarjojk och scen | sopr, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2016 | Chamber Works, Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Music Finland |
From Papiermusik to L'echelle de L'evasion | chx/8voc min, fl, 2cl, bsn, hn, 2perc | 1991 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:00 | Music Finland |
Gloria | chx, bells/pno | 2012 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol |
Gloria | sopr, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2009 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Govadas | alto, baryt, fl, ob, cemb, vln, vla, gamba, vlc [conralto, Baroque instruments] | 2002 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Hän joka silmän loi | voc, pno/guit | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol | |
Herzstück | chx, sampler | 1992 | Vocal and Choral Works | 11:10 | Sulasol |
Hölmöläisiä | ch, fl, cl, pno, 2rec, str [ch=3voc, str=3vln, 2vlc, db] | 2002 | Works for the Stage | 40:00 | Sulasol |
Interlude | Harp solo | 2010 | Works for Solo Instrument | 03:00 | |
Intrada for Organ | org | 2015 | Works for Solo Instrument | 01:30 | Sulasol |
Itkuvirsi | sopr, org | 2001 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Music Finland |
Jokk | 2222 2221 01 0, str [2.fl+pic] | 1995 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 11:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Jumalan Karitsa | parish, vln, org [vln / disk. gamba] | 2005 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Juoigga! | baryt, pno, vln, vla, vlc | 2002 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Kaksi laulua | mixed choir | 2013 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | |
Kangastus | kantele, hp / 2kantele / 2hp | 1997 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Kanteletar-juomalaulu | chm | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Sulasol | |
Karvalakkiooppera | fl+pic+afl, ob+ehn, cl+bcl, bsn+cbsn, hn, 2vln, vla, vlc, db, chf, vocs | 2022 | Works for the Stage | 00:00 | |
Kipuloitsu | chx [SSAATTBB] | 2006 | Vocal and Choral Works | 12:00 | Sulasol |
Kolme varhaista laulua Lassi Nummen runoihin | pno, sopr/mezzo/ten/baryt | 1982 | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Konsertto pianolle ja orkesterille | 2222 4331 31 1, str, pno solo [1 fl+pic, 1ob+ehn, btrb, 4 tai 2 cor, 2 perc min) | 1981 | 28:00 | Music Finland | |
Korvan tarina | 2sopr, mezzo, alto, ten, bbaryt, 2keyb, tape | 1991 | Works for the Stage | 00:00 | |
Kuura | kantele | 2001 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Lament | voc (mezzosopr.), pno | Vocal and Choral Works | 04:30 | ||
Lamentation 1 | 2221 2001 20, sampler/hp, str, 3female v, 2sopr solo [trp ad lib, trb ad lib] | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 04:02 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Lamentation 2 | voc, fl, cl, bsn, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc, db ad libitum | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Lamentation 2 | 1111 1110 00 1, str, sopr | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Lamento | cl, bsn/hn, vlc | 1994 | Chamber Works, Pedagogical Works | 07:00 | Association of Finnish Music Schools |
Lappic | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, str | 2003 | 13:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Lappic | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, 2vln, vla, vlc, db | 2003 | Chamber Works | 13:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Lappic.double | 2222 2110 01, str | 2003 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 16:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
L'échelle de l'évasion | fl, 2cl, bsn, hn, 2perc, 2vln, vla, vlc [fl+pic, cl in A] | 1989 | Chamber Works | 13:15 | Fennica Gehrman |
Lemminkäinen | 2222 4221 11, hp, pno, str | 2000 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Lemminkäisen monologi | baryt, pno | 1998 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Lemmin loitsu | 4kantele | 2000 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Liekut ja Loitsut | 2sopr, 2mezzo, 2alto, 2ten, 2basso, cl, perc | 2000 | Vocal and Choral Works | 14:00 | Sulasol |
Ma se ani om | alto, fl, ob, cemb, vln, vla, gamba, vlc [Baroque instruments] | 2002 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Missa per Organo | organ | 2007 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Mosaic | pno | 1998 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Motette | chx | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | ||
Music for Film I | 2222 2201 02 0, str | 2010 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Neljäntienristeys | 2222 2221 02 0, pno, str, 5voc, chx, actors | 2016 | Works for the Stage | 01:40:00 | Music Finland |
Neljä Puuhaara-laulua | chx [SSAATTBB], add. hp | 2008 | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Noidan kirot | 2222 4221 03 1, cel+pno, str | 2010 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble, Works for the Screen, TV and Radio | 01:15:00 | Music Finland |
Nordan | 3333 2331 13 1, str | 2003 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Papiermusik | chx | 1989 | Vocal and Choral Works | 09:00 | Sulasol |
Pendulum | vlc | 1985 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:50 | Fennica Gehrman |
Pentecote | chx, hand bells / pno | 2012 | Vocal and Choral Works | 04:00 | |
Piano Concerto | 2222 2200 01 0, str, pno solo [bcl, trb/tba ad lib.] | 2008 | 32:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Piano Sonata in d | pno | 1979 | 09:40 | Music Finland | |
Pikku Nallen hunajalaulu | voc, pno | 1986 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Pilke 1 | asax, pno | 2005 | Chamber Works | 11:00 | Music Finland |
Pilke 2 | cl, pno | 2005 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Polyrokki | str | 2001 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 03:00 | Sulasol |
Pour Kaija | cello | 2006 | Works for Solo Instrument | 00:00 | |
Prologi kamarioopperasta Korvan tarina | 2keyb, 2perc, tape | 1989 | 00:00 | Music Finland | |
PULS | 5 percussions | 1997 | Chamber Works | 10:00 | |
Puls for five percussion players | 5perc | 2000 | 08:00 | Music Finland | |
Puls for five percussion players | 5perc | 1997 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Pyhä, Pyhä | voc, guit, gamba | 2005 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Pyrähdys | vlc, acc | 2000 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Pyrähdys 2 | version of Pyrähdys (2000) for clarinet, cello and accordion | 2001 | Chamber Works | 09:00 | |
Pyrähdys / Spurt 2 | cl, vlc, acc | 2001 | 07:00 | Music Finland | |
Quasi Herzstück | str [31210 min] | 1994 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 10:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Quintet | ob, cl, bsn, hn, vibr | 1987 | Chamber Works | 08:00 | Edition Wilhelm Hansen |
Quintet No. 2 | fl, cl, vln, vlc, pno | 2004 | Chamber Works | 16:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Rap | str | 2002 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 02:00 | Sulasol |
Resurrexit | chx, org | 2014 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Sulasol |
Rondino | chc | 1996 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Rondo | chx [SSATBB] | 1996 | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:30 | Fennica Gehrman |
Scherzo | str, pno solo | 1994 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Scherzo | str, 2pno | 1994 | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman | |
Sea-Drift | voc, pno, 2vln, vla, vlc [voc: aь-a²] | 2006 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Song Pairs 1 | sopr, pno | 2006 | Vocal and Choral Works | 10:00 | Music Finland |
Song Pairs 2 | voc, pno | 2008 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Song Pairs 3 | baryt, cl, vln, vla, vlc, pno | 2011 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | |
Spiral | vln | 1988 | Works for Solo Instrument | 06:05 | Music Finland |
Spiral II | guit | 1996 | Works for Solo Instrument | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Spiral IIB | guit | 1997 | Works for Solo Instrument | 05:00 | Music Finland |
String Quartet | 2vln, vla, vlc | 2009 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Suite francaise | fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn | 2012 | Chamber Works | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Suomalainen rukous | 2222 4331 10 0, str | 1986 | 02:20 | Music Finland | |
Suomenkielinen vokaliisi | chx, live electr | 1993 | Vocal and Choral Works | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Swap | 2222 2210 02 0, str, ssax+asax solo [trb/tba] | 2013 | Works for Soloist(s) and Orchestra | 00:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Symmetry | pno | 1980 | Works for Solo Instrument | 08:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Symphony | 2222 4231 13 0, pno+synth, str min 12-10-8-6 4 [pic,bcl] | 1991 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 24:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Symphony No. 2 | 3333/3331/14/1, piano and celesta, strings | 2005 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 30:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Symphony No. 3 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 16:00 | Fennica Gehrman | ||
Three Auld Rhymes | chf | 2016 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:20 | Sulasol |
Three Folk Ballades | mezzo, 2vln, vla, vlc | 2018 | Vocal and Choral Works | 16:00 | |
Three Song Pairs | sopr, pno | 2012 | Vocal and Choral Works | 07:00 | Music Finland |
Transition | 2keyb, 2perc, tape | 1989 | Electro-acoustic Works | 16:00 | Music Finland |
Tuli tuuli, tuli aalto | sopr, fl, cl, bsn, 2vln, vla, vlc, dbad libitum, kantele/hp | 1997 | Vocal and Choral Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Tuli tuuli, tuli aalto (Lamentation) | sopr, ssax, asax, tsax, barsax, 2vln, vla, vlc, keyb/synth | 1997 | 05:00 | ||
Unisolo | vlc, pno | 1984 | Chamber Works | 05:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Urkumessu | org | 2007 | 25:00 | Music Finland | |
Virvatulia | acc | 1996 | Works for Solo Instrument | 09:40 | Music Finland |
Vuohenki luohti | mezzo, vlc, pno | 2001 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Vuohenki luohti | 2222 4230 01, pno/cel, str, mezzo [pic, cbsn, btrb/tba] | 2001 | Vocal and Choral Works | 15:00 | Fennica Gehrman |
Vuolle duolle | alto, baryt, org [regal/org] | 2002 | Vocal and Choral Works | 00:00 | Music Finland |
Winnie-the-Pooh | sopr, pno | 1988 | Vocal and Choral Works | 06:30 | Music Finland |