Lindeman, Osmo (Uolevi)
Lindeman, Osmo (Uolevi)
Lindeman, Osmo (Uolevi), Finnish composer; b. Helsinki, May 16, 1929; d. there, Feb. 15, 1987. He studied with Linnala and Fougstedt at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (1956–59). In 1959 he was awarded a UNESCO grant to the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, where he studied for a year with Orff; upon returning to Finland, he taught at the Sibelius Academy (1961–84). In his works, he at first adopted a traditional Romantic manner, but after 1968 devoted himself to electronic music.
Works
dramatic: Huutokauppa (Auction), ballet (1967); film scores. orch.: 2 syms. (Sinfonia inornata, 1959; 1964); 2 piano concertos (1963, 1965); Music for Chamber Orch. (1966); Concerto for Chamber Orch. (1966); Variabile (1967). chamber: String Trio (1958); Partita for Percussion (1962); 2 Expressions for Vibraphone and Marimba (1965); String Quartet (1966). tape:Kinetic Forms (1969); Mechanical Music (1969); Tropicana (1970); Midas (1970); Ritual (1972).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire