Heiniö, Mikko

Heiniö, Mikko, Finnish composer and musicologist; b. Tampere, May 5, 1948. He was a student in piano of Liisa Pohjola and in composition of Kokkonen at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (1971-75; composition diploma, 1977). He also studied composition with Szalonek on a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst scholarship in Berlin (1975–77). From 1977 to 1985 he taught at the Univ. of Helsinki, where he took his Ph.D. in musicology in 1984 with a diss. on the idea of innovation and tradition in the musical philosophy of contemporary Finnish composers. In 1986 he became prof, of musicology at the Univ. of Turku. He publ, several monographs and journal articles on various aspects of contemporary Finnish music. In his compositions, he is a modernist who draws upon the varied resources offered by serialism, aleatory, minimalism, and the popular genres.

Works

dramatic:Hermes, dance pictures for Piano, Soprano, and Strings (1994; Turku, Aug. 11, 1995). orch 5 piano concertos: No. 1 (1972), No. 2 (1973; Helsinki, Feb. 26, 1975), No. 3 (1981; Tampere, Feb. 23, 1984), No. 4, Genom kvällen (Through the Evening), for Piano, Chorus, and Strings (1986; Espoo, May 21, 1989), and No. 5 (1989; Turku, April 5, 1990); Concerto grosso for Strings and Harpsichord (1975; Oslo, April 22, 1977); Tredica (1976; Helsinki, Dec. 13, 1978); Bassoon Concerto (1977; Bergen, March 2, 1978); Horn Concerto (1978; Pori, March 5, 1980); Concerto for Orchestra (Turku, Nov. 11, 1982); Possible Worlds, sym. (Turku, Dec. 10, 1987); Dall’ombra all’ombra for Orch. and Synthesizer (Turku, Nov. 28, 1992); Trias(Turku, May 26, 1995). chamber Suite for Flute and 2 Guitars (Helsinki, May 10, 1974); Lindgreniana for Oboe (1975; Helsinki, March 10, 1980); Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Harpsichord (Helsinki, July 29, 1976); Suite for Bassoon (1976); Diber-limento for 4 Flutes, 4 Trombones, and 3 Percussionists (1976; Berlin, Feb. 2, 1977); Canto caotico for 4 Cellos (1976; Berlin, Feb. 16, 1977); Akäsa for 6 Trombones (Jyväskylä, July 7, 1977); Notturno di fiordo for Flute or Piccolo and Harp (1978); Brass Mass for 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, and Tuba ad libitum (1979; Helsinki, April 15, 1980); Duo for Violin and Piano (1979; Finnish Radio, May 5, 1980); Champignons à l’herméneutique for Flute and Guitar (1979; Helsinki, Dec. 16, 1980); Minimba 1 for 4 or 3 Guitars (1982; Espoo, May 3, 1984); …in spe for Saxophone and Marimba or Vibraphone (1984); Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano (1988); In G for Cello and Piano (1988); Aurora, fanfare for 11 Brass Instruments (1989; Turku, May 9, 1990); Wintertime for Vibraphone or Marimba and Harp (1990; Stockholm, Nov. 8, 1991); Piano Quintet (1993; Kuhmo, July 20, 1994). piano:Deductions 1 (Helsinki, Nov. 23, 1979); 3 Repetitive Dreams (1982; Jyväskylä, July 4, 1983); Into Sleep (1986); Ritornelli (1991; Helsinki, April 28, 1992). VOCAL: 4 Night Songs for Baritone or Contralto and Piano or Orch. (1972); Agnus Dei for Children’s Chorus, Flute, Guitar, and String Orch. (1974; Helsinki, Oct. 30, 1979; also for Children’s Chorus and Organ); Kinerva for Tenor and Men’s Chorus (1978; Helsinki, May 14, 1980); The Land That Is Not for Children’s or Women’s Chorus and Piano (1980; Helsinki, May 12, 1981); The Shadow of the Future for Soprano, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, and Tuba (1980; Helsinki, March 14, 1981); Vuelo de alambre for Soprano and Orch. (1983; Helsinki, April 3, 1985); Continent Cantata for Soprano, Baritone, Chorus, and Orch. (1985); La for Soprano, Mezzo- soprano or Contralto, Tenor, Bass, and Piano (1985; Helsinki, March 9, 1986); Minimba 2 for Men’s Chorus (1988); Wind Pictures for Chorus and Orch. (1991; Turku, Nov. 26, 1992); Leceat for Chorus (Helsinki, Dec. 6, 1992).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire