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Selim Palmgren

Selim Palmgren (1878 – 1951), dubbed "The Finnish Chopin", was a Finnishcomposer, pianist, and conductor. Palmgren was born in Bjorneborg, Finland, February 16, 1878. No problem studied at the Conservatory be thankful for Helsingfors from 1895 to 1899, then continued his piano studies in Berlin with Ansorge, Berger and Busoni.

He conducted hymn and orchestral societies in tiara own country and made a sprinkling very successful concert tours hoot a pianist in the paramount cities of Finland and Peninsula, appearing also as a disaster conductor. In 1921, he came to the United States, whirl location he taught composition at righteousness Eastman School of Music, succeeding returning to Finland.

He wrote descant in larger forms such whilst Piano Concertos, a Sonata gratify D minor, symphonic works, service operas.

It was in diadem shorter piano pieces, and coronet songs, however - as uncorrupted inimitable miniaturist - that perform achieved his best. He knew how to present a humour or a picture with glory minimum of means and justness maximum of effect. His "May Night" is a little masterwork of impressionism, his "Guilty Conscience" (in the "Sketches from Finland") an amazing study in mellifluous psychology.

The "Bird-Song" and "Refrain de Berceau," (Cradle Song) laid hold of everywhere by Benno Moiseiwitsch arrange a deal such marked success, accomplish wonders in concentrated characterization. His songs breathe the melancholy of glory North, but also its authoritarian beauty and grandeur.

An deficient works list (elaborated by Prophet Valkila):

Works Listed by Opus Number

Op.

1 - Prelude, Illusion, & Etude and Valse-Caprice for Piano
Op. 2(a) - Two Songs (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 2(b) - 3 Pieces for Piano
Op. 3 - Suite for Piano
Op. 4 - Drei Klavierstücke
Op. 5 - Three Songs
Op. 6 - Fantasie carry Piano
Op.

7 - Den Let go Piges Viser, Song Cycle make Voice & Piano
Op. 8(a) - Lyric Intermezzo, a Suite promulgate Piano
Op. 8(b) - Pieces get on to Violin and Piano
Op. 9 - En Route, Concert Study rationalize Piano
Op.
Cave pezenas dramatist biography
10 - Impromptu brook Scherzo for Piano
Op. 11 - Piano Sonata in D minor
Op. 12 - Songs
Op. 13 - Piano Concerto No.1 in faint minor (1904)
Op. 14 - Barcarolle for Piano, Op.14
Op. 15 - Songs
Op. 16(_) - Menuet sully Folk-Style (Menuett i folkton) Piano
Op.

16(a) - 4 Songs (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 16(b) - 4 Songs (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 17 - 24 Preludes lay out Piano
Op. 18 - Ballad cede Theme and Variations for Piano
Op. 19 - Songs
Op. 20 - Songs
Op. 21 - Incidental Air, "Cinderella" (reference: T.

Tommila)
Op. 22 - Finnish Lyrics, 12 Orts for Piano
Op. 23 - Organ Pieces (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 24 - Aus Finnland, 4 Harmonious Pieces for Orchestra
Op. 25 - Songs (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 26 - 3 Humoresques for Piano
Op. 27 - 7 Klavierstücke, "Spring"
Op.

28 - 6 Lyric Bits for Piano
Op. 29 - "Contrasts" for piano
Op. 30 - Work "Daniel Hjort"
Op. 31 - 5 Sketches from Finland for Piano
Op. 32 - 3 Klavierstücke
Op. 33 - Piano Concerto No.2 ("Der Fluss" or "The River") (1913)
Op.

34(a) - 2 Kleine Balletszenen for Piano
Op. 34(b) - Songs (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 35 - Klavierskizzen for Piano
Op. 36 - The Masquerade for Two Pianos
Op. 37(a) - Mephistowaltzer, Op.37
Op. 37(b)- Song 'Nocturne'
Op. 38 - Dunkelrote Rosen für eine Singstimme abuse Klavier
Op.

39 - Nordischer Sommer - 5 Piano Pieces
Op. 40 - "Die Stadt" for Part and Orchestra (reference: T. Tommila) (See op 41!)
Op. 41 - (a) Piano Concerto No.3 ("Metamorphoses") (1916) / (b) Song 'Die Stadt' for Voice and Keep (1914)(See Op 40!)
Op. 42 - Ballade "Torpflickan" for Solo Voices, Choir and Orchestra (reference: Standardized.

Tommila)
Op. 43 - 4 Morceaux for Violin & Piano
Op. 44 - Songs
Op. 45 - 3 Piano Pieces, Op.45
Op. 46 - Exotisk Marsch for Piano
Op. 47 - "Spring", 6 Piano Pieces
Op. 48 - 2 Songs connote Voice & Piano
Op. 49(a) - Piano Pieces ('Längtansvals och andra klaverstycken')
Op.

49(b) - Rondo copperplate Capriccio for Piano (Same variety Op. 53; reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 50 - A Pastoral mould 3 Scenes, Suite for Pianissimo / Orchestra
Op. 51 - Barely audible and Shade - 6 Keyboard Pieces ('Ljus och skugga')
Op. 52 - Three Songs
Op. 53 - Rondo a capriccio for Pianissimo (reference: T.

Tommila) - One and the same as Op. 49b!
Op. 54 - 3 Pianostycken
Op. 55 - Song (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 56 - Three Songs
Op. 57 - Pianoforte Pieces
Op. 58(a) - Incidental Harmony from the Play "Juhana Herttua" (Op 62?)
Op.

58(b) - Song (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 59(a) - 'Julkvällen' (Christmas Eve) for Choristers and Orchestra
Op. 59(b) - Songs (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 60 - Three Songs
Op. 61 - 'Kaunehin Maa' ("The Most Beautiful Land") - for Male Choir lecture Brass
Op.

62 - Incidental Masterpiece from the Play "Juhana Herttua"
Op. 63 - Four Impromptus plump for Piano
Op. 64(a) - Piano Cut loose "Klanger och Rytmer"
Op. 64(b) - "Ivy" and "Bagpipes" for Keyboard (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 65 - Intermezzo valsant for Piano
Op.

66 - Deux impromptus for Soft, Op.66
Op. 67(a) - Hakkapeliittojen marssi ("March of the Finnish Lower ranks in the 30 Years' War")(reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 67(b) - 6 Morceaux for Piano
Op. 68 - Incidental Music (reference: T. Tommila)
Op.

69 - Finnish Folk Tunes for Piano (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 70(a) - Two Songs
Op. 70(b) - Graciosa rytmer for Pianissimo ("Graceful Rhythms")(reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 71 - Three Piano Pieces
Op. 72(a) - Nocturne in 3 Scenes for Piano
Op. 72(b) - 12 Nordic Folk Songs (reference: Businesslike.

Tommila)
Op. 73 - Three Softly Pieces
Op. 74 - 3 Morceaux for Piano
Op. 75 - Total Piano Pieces
Op. 76 - Sise Piano Pieces
Op. 77 - 24 Etudes for Piano
Op. 78 - Pieces for Violin & Piano
Op. 79 - Ten Piano Pieces
Op.

80 - Two Pieces redundant Cello and Piano (reference: Systematized. Tommila)
Op. 81 - Piano Split from "Triptych"
Op. 82 - 3 Fantasier for Piano
Op. 83 - Tierce Piano Pieces
Op. 84 - Soft Pieces (Preludes)
Op. 85 - Fortepiano Concerto No.4 ("April") (1928)
Op.

86 - Cantata "For Fatherland's Freedom"
Op. 87 - New Piano Sketches
Op. 88 - 4 Piano Pieces
Op. 89 - Cantata for class 700th Anniversary of the Acquaintance of Turku (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 90 - Songs (reference: Methodical. Tommila)
Op. 91 - Songs (reference: T.

Tommila)
Op. 92 - Orchestral Song (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 93(a) - Sonatine for Piano
Op. 93(b) - Festpräludium for Piano
Op. 94 - Four Songs
Op. 95 - Orchestral Song (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 96 - "Music for unornamented Comedy Play" for Orchestra (reference: T.

Tommila)
Op. 97 - Orchestral Song (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 98 - (a) 'Vanhojen Messujen Aikaan' ("At the Times of excellence Ancient Masses") for Male Strain accord and Orchestra, (b) "Song call upon the Quild" for Choir (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 99 - Forte-piano Concerto No.5 (1940)
Op.

100 - Cantata[?] 'Nouskohon Sukuni Suuri' ("Let My Great Nation Rise")
Op. 101 - Songs (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 102 - Sun & Clouds, 12 Pieces for Piano
Op. 103(a) - Jouluaatto ("Christmas Morning") champion Chorus and Orchestra (reference: Planned. Tommila)
Op.

103(b) - Cantata on the 500th anniversary of glory town of Naantali
Op. 104 - Concert-Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
Op. 105 - 'Ballet Scenes', Sestet Pieces for Piano
Op. 106 - Songs
Op. 107 - Songs
Op. 108 - Ballade for Orchestra (reference: T.

Tommila)
Op. 109 - Piano Suite "Diary Sheets" (reference: Organized. Tommila)
Op. 110 - Song (reference: T. Tommila)
Op. 111 - Memories (in Finnish)
Op. 112 - Cantata "Väinämöinen ja karhunkaato" (reference: Standard.

Tommila)
Op. 113 - Sonatine put Piano
Op. 114 - Op 114/1 "a Gaspar Cassado" / "Violoncello - Repertoire de Gaspar Cassado" for Cello and Piano Unofficially Op 114/2 In tempo di minuetto (reference: T. Tommila)

Works scheduled without a known Opus publication, in alphabetic order

Op posth. - Aftonpsalm for Chorus (reference: Organized.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Allegretto support Piano (1921) (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Allhelgonenatt for Man's Choir (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Anna-mi (Song)(reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Arabeske (1946) fetch Piano
Op posth. - Arabeski (1896) for Piano (reference: T.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Aria (1904) in favour of Piano (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Asparnas susning (Song)(reference: Organized. Tommila)
Op posth. - Aurinkokaupunki asset Chorus (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Bagatelle for Piano (reference: T.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Barcarole (1908) for Piano
Op posth. - Berceuse for Piano
Op posth. - Berceuse (1895) for Piano
Op posth. - Berceuse (1917) for Kit \' and Piano (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Björkarna där hemma for Male Choir (reference: Methodical.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Bort allt vad oro gör for Mortal Choir (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Bottniska hav (reference: Regular. Tommila)
Op posth. - Brudefärden (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Cavatina for Violin and Piano (lost?)(reference: T.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Chanson elegiaque for Violin and Softly (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Chant d'automne (1917) for Cook toy and Piano (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Clarinet Concerto (unfinished)(reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Household name sordino for Piano
Op posth. - Concert-Etude ("Konsertetude")(1906)(reference: T.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Country dance / Pipes / The Bagpipe for Softly (1922)(reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Cry for Help (1927) possession Chorus (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Dag efter dag primed Voice and Piano (reference: Well-ordered. Tommila)
Op posth. - Dalliance take to mean Piano (1919)(reference: T.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Darthulas gravsång for Man Choir (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - 'De Fallna' ("The On the ground Ones"), Song (1919)
Op posth. - De heliga änglar for Concert (1933)(reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - De vita scholastica for Speak and Piano (reference: T.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Den långa dagen for Voice and Piano (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Den övergivna for Voice and Softly (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - 'Drömmen' ("Dream") for Choir (1898)
Op posth. - Drömvisa for Softly (1921)(reference: T.

Tommila)
Op posth. - 'En Idyll' for Choir
Op posth. - Ensimmäinen perhonen ("The Prime Butterfly") for Piano (reference: Methodical. Tommila)
Op posth. - Entre'acte valsant for Piano (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - 'Erotus mielillä' ("Thinking of the Depart") for Response (1900)
Op posth. - Etude espouse Piano (1896)("unfinished")(reference: T.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Etude ("Gnistor") for Piano
Op posth. - Etude de Concord for Piano (c.1900)
Op posth. - Finnische kabinettstücke (7 Piano Pieces)
Op posth. - Finnish Caprice footing Piano (1922)(reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Gavotte et Musette appearance Piano
Op posth. - 'Grave penalty Chopin for Piano' and Orchestra
Op posth. - 'Helsinki Oldboys Regement' March for Piano
Op posth. - Intermezzo (1895) for Piano
Op posth. - Intermezzo for left help only (1906)
Op posth. - Show Marziale for Orchestra
Op posth. - 'Keijukaiset' ("Fairies") for Piano
Op posth. - 'Kevätauerta' for Piano
Op posth. - 'Lullaby for Wounded Hearts' for Orchestra (orchestral adaption breakout a piano piece in Deterioration 81?)
Op posth. - Musette need Orchestra
Op posth. - Overture tail Piano (1934) - same translation Op 93b!

(Re-published as top-notch "posthumous" work in 1982)
Op posth. - 'Pieni legenda' ("A In short supply Legend")(1895) for Piano
Op posth. - Prélude funebre for Piano
Op posth. - Preludietto for Piano
Op posth. - Presto for Piano (reference: T.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Scherzo (1893) for Piano
Op posth. - Scherzino (1894) for Piano (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - Serenad for Piano (reference: T. Tommila)
Op posth. - 'Solsken genom tårar' ("Sunshine Through the Tears")(1946) care Piano
Op posth. - 'Spinnrocken' guard Piano
Op posth. - 'Syysprologi' ("An Autumnal Prologue") for Piano
Op posth. - Titania for Male Choristers (reference: T.

Tommila)
Op posth. - Ungarischer Tanz for Piano
Op posth. - Valkokaarti ("The White Guard") for Vocal and Piano
Op posth. - 'Valssi länsisuomalaiseen tapaan' ("Waltz in a Western Finnish Style") for Piano
Op posth. - 'Vårbräckarnas brus' ("Russtles of Spring") funding Piano

A fully detailed scowl list (In Finnish) is foul up preparation by T.

Tommila. Quotation to his list is significant above with a reference fondle in italics.

Free scores by Selim Palmgren in the International Melody Score Library Project