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Sallinen, Aulis (Heikki)

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

Sallinen, Aulis (Heikki) (b Salmi, Finland, 1935). Finn. composer. Manager, Finnish Radio SO 1960–70. Teacher, Sibelius Acad. 1965–81. Became Finn. Government's first Prof. of Arts for Life, 1981. Comps. incl.:

OPERAS:The Horseman (Ratsumies) (1973–4);The Red Line (Punainen viiva) (1976–8);The King Goes Forth to France (Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan) (1983);Kullervo (1987–8);The Palace (1994–5).BALLETS:Midsommernatten (from sym. No.3) (1983);Secret of Heavens (Himlens hemlighet) (from syms. Nos. 1, 3, and 4) (1986).ORCH.:syms.: No.1 (1971), No.2 (Symphonic Dialogue), perc., orch. (1972), No.3 (1974–5), No.4 (1979), No.5 (Washington Mosaics) (1985), No.6 (from a New Zealand Diary) (1989–90);Concerto for Chamber Orch. (1960);Funeral Music (1962);Variations (1963);Chamber Music I, str. (1975), II, fl., str. (1976), III (The Nocturnal Dances of Don Juanquixote), vc., str. (1986);vn. conc. (1968);vc. conc (1976);Shadows (1982);Fanfare, ww., brass (1986);Sunrise Serenade, 2 tpt., pf., str. (1989);fl. conc. (1994–5).CHORAL & VOCAL:Suita grammaticale, children's ch., chamber orch. (1971);4 Dream Songs, sop., orch. (1972);Songs from the Sea, unacc. children's ch. (1974);Dies Irae, sop., bass, male ch., orch. (1978);Song Around a Song, unacc. children's ch. (1980);suite, The Iron Age, sop., children's ch., ch., orch. (1983);The Beaufort Scale, unacc. ch. (1984).CHAMBER MUSIC:str. qts.: No.1 (1958), No.2 (Canzona) (1960), No.3 (Some Aspects of Peltomiemi Hintrik's Funeral March) (1969; also for str. orch.), No.4 (Quiet Songs) (1971), No.5 (Pieces of Mosaic) (1983);Elegy for Sebastian Knight, vc. (1964);Quattro per Quattro, ob. (or fl. or cl.), vn., vc., hpd. (1965);Cadenze, vn. (1965);4 Études, vn., pf. (1970);Chorali, 2 perc., hp., cel. (1970);solo vc. sonata (1971);Metamorfora, vc., pf. (1974);Canto and Ritornello, vn. (1975);Echoes from a Play, ob., str. qt. (1990);From a Swan Song, vc., pf. (1991).SONGS:Simple Simon and his Dog, bar., pf. (1978);Man, is-nothing, is-no-one, bar., pf. (1978).KEYBOARD:Notturno, pf. (1966);Chaconne, org. (1970).

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Aulis

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Aulis , small port of ancient Greece, in Boeotia, E central Greece. From there the Greek fleet sailed against Troy after the sacrifice of Iphigenia . Its ancient temple of Artemis is in ruins.

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Aulis

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Aulis the port in Boeotia where Agamemnon offered his daughter Iphigenia as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on the way to Troy.

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