Title: Kaija Saariaho
First published: 2009
Description: "This book is the first comprehensive study of the music and career of contemporary composer Kaija Saariaho. Born in Finland in 1952, Saariaho received her early musical training at the Sibelius Academy, where her close circle included composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. She has since become internationally known and recognized for her operas L'amour de loin and Adriana Mater and other works that involve electronic music. Her influences include the spectral analysis of timbre, especially string sounds, micropolyphonic techniques, the visual and literary arts, and sounds in the natural world." "Pirkko Moisala approaches the unique characteristics of Saarlaho's music through composition sketches, scores, critical reviews. and interviews with the composer and her trusted musicians. Drawing extensively from this material, Moisala describes the development of Saariaho's career and international reception, the characteristics of her musical expression, and the progression of her compositional process."--Jacket.
Subjects: History and criticism, Music, Criticism and interpretation, Music, history and criticism, 20th century, Music, history and criticism, 21st century
People: Kaija Saariaho
Time periods: 20th century, 21st century
LC classification: ML410.S114 M65 2009