Inspired by tradition : Kalevala poetry in Finnish music.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laaksonen, Pekka.

Leisiö, Timo, 1946-

Ruhkala, Helena.

Käppi, Pekko.

Häyrynen, Antti.

Silas, Petri.

Tolvanen, Hannu.

Knuuti, Samuli.

Riekki, Matti.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kalevala.

Folk poetry, Finnish.

Epic poetry, Finnish.

Songs, Finnish.

Music and literature.

Physical Description:

151 pages : illustrations, map, portraits, music ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

[Finland?] : Finnish Music Information Center Fimic, 2005.

Contents:

Part I: Introduction to Kalevala poetry. From oral tradition to national epic: about the poetry, the collecting and Elias Lönnrot's Kalevala / Pekka Laaksonen ; Stylistic elements of runo song / Timo Leisiö

Part II: Kalevala poetry in Finnish folk music. The runo code: the Finnish epic folk song tradition in Finland / Timo Leisiö ; The kantele: from the jaw of a pike to electric amplification / Timo Leisiö and Helena Ruhkala ; Ancient voices in the firmament of new folk music / Pekko Käppi

Part III: Kalevala poetry in Finnish classical music. Kalevala poetry in Finnish classical music / Antti Häyrynen

Part IV: Kalevala poetry in Finnish jazz. Kalevala poetry in Finnish jazz / Petri Silas

Part V: Kalevala poetry in Finnish popular music. On the Kalevala tradition in Finnish popular music before the 1970s / Hannu Tolvanen ; "It's the language that you see:" the importance of the Kalevala in contemporary Finnish rock / Samuli Knuuti ; From the smithy of Ilmarinen: Kalevala and heavy metal / Matti Riekki.

ISBN:

9525076458

OCLC:

213732340