TY - JOUR
T1 - Out of the Shadows and Silences
T2 - the Lotta Wennäkoski in Profile
AU - Howell, Tim
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - The sheer quantity and diversity of new music being written in Finland today continues to surprise and delight critics and audiences alike. Despite such an embarrassment of riches, Kaija Saariaho appears to be the only female composer to have established an international reputation – though things are beginning to change. By now, Saariaho has become a significant role model and this case study – focussing on the compositional processes of Lotta Wennäkoski – offers evidence of a new generation of women composers in Finland whose work deserves wider attention. Although Wennäkoski’s carefully crafted output is far from prolific, it gives us a tantalizing glimpse into a compositional world that on the one hand is very particular, yet on the other is clearly representative of wider issues.
AB - The sheer quantity and diversity of new music being written in Finland today continues to surprise and delight critics and audiences alike. Despite such an embarrassment of riches, Kaija Saariaho appears to be the only female composer to have established an international reputation – though things are beginning to change. By now, Saariaho has become a significant role model and this case study – focussing on the compositional processes of Lotta Wennäkoski – offers evidence of a new generation of women composers in Finland whose work deserves wider attention. Although Wennäkoski’s carefully crafted output is far from prolific, it gives us a tantalizing glimpse into a compositional world that on the one hand is very particular, yet on the other is clearly representative of wider issues.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84857577438&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0040298212000010
DO - 10.1017/S0040298212000010
M3 - Article
SN - 0040-2982
VL - 66
SP - 2
EP - 14
JO - Tempo
JF - Tempo
IS - 259
ER -