Kaija Saariaho

Commissioned by the Tapiola Chamber Choir and the Helsinki Chamber Choir Week, with support of the Madetoja Foundation and the National Council for Music.

Tag des Jahrs for mixed choir and electronics was commissioned by the Tapiola Chamber Choir and the Helsinki Chamber Choir Week, with support from the Madetoja Foundation and the National Council for...

Oltra Mar, de Kaija Saariaho, para coro y orquesta, fue un encargo de la Filarmónica de Nueva York y se estrenó mundialmente en 1999 bajo la batuta de Kurt Masur. Incluye textos de Amin Maalouf y Abou...

Vocal score

Originally written as an octet, this version of Kaija Saariaho’s Neiges calls for twelve cellos. In the composer’s words, “When I considered the ensemble of eight cellos, I first thought of matt and d...

Prospero's Vision

Study score. Fifteen minute work for string orchestra. Parts available on hire. The title Terra Memoria refers to two words which are full of rich associations: to earth and memory.

Performing score

Study score for Danse des Flocons (String Orchestra)

The score for the original version of Miranda's Lament. Composed in 1997, the piece is part of 'The Tempest Songbook' and was dedicated as a birthday present for Paavo Heininen. The set of parts for t...

Terrestre' was commissioned by Eleanor Eisenmenger in honour of Kaija Saariaho's 50th birthday. It is based on the second movement of the composer's Flute concert 'Aile du Songe', of which the she say...

Kaija Saariaho's Frises for Violin and Electronics. This work was commissioned by Borusan Culture and Arts, Istanbul. The world premiere took place on 2 November 2012 at Borusan Music House, Istanbul,...

Changing Light, arranged for soprano and flute, was first performed by Valérie Gabail (soprano) and Camilla Hoitenga (flute) on 20 May 2005 as part of the Festival 'Les Musiques' in Marseille, France....

The Full Score of Kaija Saariaho's Lichtbogen For Nine Musicians and Live Electronics. The title for this work stems from the composer's experience of seeing the Northern lights whilst starting work...

Amers is the title of a book of poems by Saint-John Perse, dedicated to the sea. It is also the title chosen by Kaija Saariaho, born in Finland in 1952, for a work completed in the studios of IRCAM in...

The separate Cello part for the 1992 work by the Finnish spectral composer Kaija Saariaho; an intense and complex piece for solo Cello and electronics. The music is derived from preliminary recordings...

For Flute, Violin, Guitar, Cello and Soprano. Score and parts.

Written for three female voices (or female choir), crotale, violin and cello.