Armas Launis

Armas Launis ( born April 22, 1884 in Hämeenlinna, † August 7, 1959 in Nice ) was a Finnish composer, but also folk music scientist, university teacher, writer and journalist.

The composer

Armas Launis wrote primarily operas. At ten operas he wrote both the music as well as the text. Credited were particular:

  • In Finland: "The Seven Brothers" (1913 ), the first Finnish comic opera and " Kullervo " (1917 ), both as stage performances and " Aslak Hetta " as a concert performance of 2004 in Finlandia Hall in Helsinki under the direction of Sakari Oramo
  • In France: a stage performance of " Kullervo " (1940, Nice, Palais de la Méditerranée ) and various radio broadcasts, including a short version of " Jehudith "

In addition Armas Launis also wrote chamber music pieces, cantatas, choral works, orchestral suites and the music for the first ethnological Finnish film " A Wedding in Karelia, the land of Poetry" ( 1921).

The folk music researchers

Launis was one of the first scientists who collected folk music and explored. On extensive own efforts made trips to Lapland (1904, 1905, 1922), Kainuu (1902 ) Ingria (1903, 1906), Karelia (1902, 1905) and Estonia ( 1930) he met locals, chatted with them and listened to their music. He took photographs of famous singers, mourners and kantele players. Launis understand the richness and vibrancy of sung folk art as well as their identity importance. His numerous publications and the corpus of data collected by him melodies are still held in high esteem and use as valuable contributions to the traditional heritage of the nation.

Later he traveled to North Africa and was interested in the music of the Arabs, Berbers and Bedouins. This influence was noticeable in his late works, particularly the operas Theodora and Jehudith.

The university teachers

Armas Launis doctorate (1911) and became a teacher at the University of Helsinki. He taught music analysis and composition. He completed his training in Berlin under Wilhelm Klatte and in Weimar with Waldemar of construction Senern. He was a major concern to open the musical education for all. That's why he founded the first Volkskonservatorien in Finland and led until 1930. These still exist today. Already in 1920, a pension for life, he was set up by the Finnish state, which allowed him to his research trips.

The journalist

Order to maintain contact with his home country, Launis regularly wrote articles for various Finnish newspapers ( Helsingin sanomat, Uusi Suomi, Suomen Kuvalehti ). He was co-founder and active member of the Societe de la presse étrangère de la Côte d'Azur (Society of the foreign press on the Cote d' Azur) and a journalist for the Association Française d' expansion et d' échanges artistiques ( French Society for the Promotion artistic exchange ).

After 1930 he lived permanently in Nice and took part in the musical exchange between France and Finland.

Works

Operas

  • Seven Brothers (1913 )
  • Kullervo (1917 )
  • Aslak Hetta (1922 )
  • The Witches Song ( 1934)
  • The Karelian Scarf ( 1937)
  • The summer that never came (1936 )
  • Jehudith (1937-1940)
  • Once upon a time (1939 )
  • Theodora (1939 )
  • Frozen Flame (1957 )
  • On the nature, origin and spread of the Estonian- Finnish runes Melodies ( 1910)
  • Ooppera yes puhenäytelmä: muutamia vertailevia piirteitä (1915 )
  • Esivanhempieni muisto 1500-1900 ( 1921)
  • Aslak Hetta: 3 näytöksinen ooppera (libretto 1921)
  • Kaipaukseni maa.Lapinkävijän muistoja (1922 )
  • Murjaanien Maassa (1927 )
  • Suomen maaseutukaupunkien kansankonservatoriot (1927 )
  • Erään Turumaalaisen saaristolaisuvun vaiheita (1929 )
  • Tunturisävelmia etsimässä.Lapissa 1904 yes 1905. ( Minna- Rikka Järvinen 2004)

Melody Collection

  • Lappish Juoigos Tunes (1908 ) ( Lappish melodies )
  • Suomen kansan sävelmiäIV: Inkerin runosävelmät (1910 )
  • Suomen partioväen laulukirja (1917 )
  • Suomen kansan sävelmiäIV: II Karelian runosävelmät 1930
  • Eesti runoviisid ( Tartto 1930)

Journal articles

  • Runosävelmistä ( Kalevalanseuran vuosikirja 1, 1921)
  • Kullervo oopperan esihistoriaa ( Kalevalaseuran vuosikirja 1.1921 )
  • Saamein säveleitä etsimässä ( Kalevalaseuran vuosikirja 2.1922 )
  • Muuan Karjalainen kanteleensoittaja ( Kalevalaseuran vuosikirja 1923)

Swell

  • Ahmajärvi, Jouni 2003 " Se maa on taikamaa, on mun maa kaipauksen " Armas Launiksen kuva Lapista yes saamelaisista.Julkaisematon per gradu - tutkielma Oulu yliopisto, Historian laitos.
  • Fantapié, Henri -Claude 2000: Launis Armas ( 1884-1959 ): un compositeur finlandais dans le contexte niçois et français.Boréales 2000:78 / 81, p213 - 230. http://www.solistesdeparis.com
  • Fantapié, Henri -Claude 2003: Quand un compositeur du Nord croise un collègue venu du Sud .... Boréales 2003 86/89, P249 - 263rd
  • Hako, Pekka 1982: Armas Launis 1884-1959 Felix Krohn, Armas Launis, Serious Linko.Hämeen läänin taidetoimikunta, Hämeenlinna.
  • Hako, Pekka 2004: Armas Launis: opera composer. Finnish music quarterly 2004:2, p.42 -47.
  • Heinonen, Kati, 2005: Armas Launiksen fonogrammit Soikkolasta: laulutavan, RunOn yes laulutilanteen välisiä yhteyksiä kalevalamittaisessa runoudessa. Pro gradu - tutkielma http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/hum/kultt/pg/heinonen/.
  • Jouste, Marko 2004: Armas Launiksen vuoden 1904 Lapin Matkan joikusävelmien keräys yes soiva vertailuaineisto. Musiikin suunta 2004:2, p.58 -81.
  • Järvinen, Minna Riikka 2004: Ummikkona Pohjan Perille - Launis, Armas. Tunturisävelmiä Lapissa 1904 yes 1905 toim. .. Minna Riikka Järvinen.Helsinki: SKS, 341-351.
  • Tomasi, Henri 1940: Armas Launis. Notes biographiques.Kullervo.Autres oeuvres. Préface H.Holma.London.
  • Väisänen, AO1960: Armas Launis 1884 1959.Kalevalaseuran vuosikirja 40, s.345 - 349th
  • Tarasti, Eero, Muotokuvia, Imatran Kansainvälisen Semiotiikka - Instituutin julkaisuja, no.3
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