Marjo Anneli Arho (born 12 April 1951) is a Finnish music educator, writer and composer.[1]

Life

Anneli Arho was born in Helsinki and studied theory and composition at the Sibelius Academy with Jukka Tiensuu. She continued study at Freiburg with Klaus Huber and Brian Ferneyhough,[2] graduating as a Doctor of Music. She took a position as a teacher at the Department of Composition and Music Theory, Sibelius Academy,[3] and writes professional articles for magazines including Philosophy of Music Education Review.[4] She is married to Jukka Tiensuu.

Works

Selected works include:

  • Minos (1978) for harpsichord, dedicated to Jukka Tiensuu
  • Once upon a time (1980) woodwind quintet
  • Aikaika (Les temps emboites) (1987) for three cellos[5]
  • Answer for mezzo-soprano, horn and string quartet (1978)
  • Par comparaison for three cellos (1981)
  • Atmosphere (1997)
  • In sordina (2006)

Arho's compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including:

  • The Exuberant Harpsichord – Jukka Tiensuu, harpsichord – Works of György Ligeti, Thomas Morley, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Erik Bergman, Anneli Arho, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Usko Merilainen, Francois-Bernard Mache, Finlandia.

References

  1. ↑ Virtamo, Keijo, ed. (1997). Otavan musiikkitieto: A–Ö (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 25. ISBN 951-1-14518-5.
  2. ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Repro program". Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Philosophy of Music Education Review".
  5. ↑ White, John David; Christensen, Jean (2002). New music of the Nordic countries. p. 259. ISBN 1-57647-019-9.


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