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Looking to perform or Markku Klami’s music? Find publisher details, information on perusal materials, and a direct contact form for commissions, collaborations, or press inquiries. Scores & parts Composer Contact Scores & parts Edition Wilhelm Hansen (Wise Music Classical) E-mail: ewh@ewh.dk Tel: +45 3311 7888 Fax: +45 3314 8178 Bornholmsgade 1A 1266 Copenhagen K Denmark Markku Klami at Wise Music Classical Music Finland Unpublished scores and parts are available for purchase & rent through Music Finland Inquiries by e-mail: musiclibrary@musicfinland.fi nkoda Selection of scores and parts are available on nkoda Markku Klami All other inquiries may be directed to the composer. Please use the form below. First name* Last name* Email* Write a message* Send

Website of Markku Klami, Finnish composer of concert and electronic music. Welcome Intro Watch & listen Out now on Alba Records! Emotive. Elegant. Unpredictable. From cathedral choirs to ambient electronics and vivid orchestral textures, Finnish composer Markku Klami’s music bridges tradition and innovation—heard worldwide from New York to Taipei. His music embraces texture, silence, and emotional intensity, often blending acoustic instruments with electronics. Rooted in classical training and shaped by curiosity, his voice as a composer is both personal and quietly bold. Bio & About Press & Media Watch & listen Play Video Play Video 03:07 Night signal Provided to YouTube by Playground Music Scandinavia AB Night signal · Polyteknikkojen Kuoro Kuunteletko Sinä ℗ Polyteknikkojen Kuoron musiikkikustannus Oy Released on: 2013-05-24 Artist: Polyteknikkojen Kuoro Composer: Markku Klami Music Publisher: Manus Auto-generated by YouTube. Play Video Play Video 12:38 Markku Klami: Clair sketches for clarinet, bandoneon and string quartet Markku Klami: Clair sketches for clarinet, bandoneon and string quartet Lauri Sallinen, clarinet Henrik Sandås, bandoneon Pasi Eerikäinen, violin Annemarie Åström, violin Jussi Tuhkanen, viola Markus Hohti, cello Recorded live on the 8th of May 2012 at the Camerata Hall, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki Music Centre, Finland Play Video Play Video 08:47 Markku Klami | Etude No. 6 ’Puro (Stream)’ Patrik Kleemola plays YouTube premiere of Markku Klami’s Etude No. 6 ’Puro (Stream)’, from Etudes for guitar (2021). Welcome to follow the YouTube premiere of Markku Klami’s Etudes for guitar on Mondays, beginning on September 27 and continuing every Monday until November 29, 2021. Every video contains a discussion with Markku Klami and Patrik Kleemola at the end of the video. Join in by subscribing to the channel and hit the bell icon to keep updated! Sheet music for Klami’s Etudes is available from Edition Wilhelm Hansen (part of Wise Music Classical): https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/61914/Etudes--Markku-Klami/ In ’Puro’, the focus is on a continuous stream of rapid four-note arpeggios, using the classic p-i-m-a right-hand fingering, occasionally expanded further to five-note arpeggios by the use of a hammering left-hand legato. For classical guitarists, the p-i-m-a fingering is one of the most common fingerings for an arpeggio, but is often tricky at first and requires intense practice before becoming perhaps the most natural of all arpeggio techniques. This etude is a great workout for this technique. Students can practice this etude at a tempo suitable for their current technical level. The goal is to develop the p-i-m-a arpeggio until it can be executed very quickly (while musical changes from one repeating bar to the next are still very gradual). While practising, one might imagine a small stream that keeps moving forward infinitely. Patrik Kleemola’s website: https://www.patrikkleemola.com Markku Klami’s website: https://www.markkuklami.com --------- Guitar: Brian Cohen (2003) Microphones: Stereo pair of DPA 4011a Cardioid microphones Audio interface: Prism Sound Atlas Videocameras: Canon EOS 200D www.facebook.com/KleemolaGuitar Play Video Play Video 07:04 Verweilen Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Verweilen · Markku Klami Verweilen ℗ 2020 Markku Klami Released on: 2020-12-18 Auto-generated by YouTube. Play Video Play Video 08:50 Markku Klami | Etude No. 10 ’Roihu (Blaze)’ Patrik Kleemola plays YouTube premiere of Markku Klami’s Etude No. 10 ’Roihu (Blaze)’ , the last etude from Etudes for guitar (2021). Welcome to follow the YouTube premiere of Markku Klami’s Etudes for guitar on Mondays, beginning on September 27 and continuing every Monday until November 29, 2021. Every video contains a discussion with Markku Klami and Patrik Kleemola at the end of the video. Join in by subscribing to the channel and hit the bell icon to keep updated! Sheet music for Klami’s Etudes is available from Edition Wilhelm Hansen (part of Wise Music Classical): https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/61914/Etudes--Markku-Klami/ Roihu begins with sonorous dreamlike sections only to develop into a furious and technically demanding finale to the Etudes. At times, the hectic pace is reduced in calmer passages, only to speed up again, leading to a crackling climax at the end of the piece. The use of very fast scales, tremolos, traditional arpeggios and one-finger arpeggios results in kaleidoscopic textures placing the highest technical demands on the guitarist. Patrik Kleemola’s website: https://www.patrikkleemola.com Markku Klami’s website: https://www.markkuklami.com Discover Klami's music

Explore press quotes on composer Markku Klami's works, and press resources. Press Media Kit Press "Klami’s expressive and at times breathtakingly beautiful musical language left a thoroughly personal impression." Mats Liljeroos, Hufvudstadsbladet "The character of Klami's song cycle Elegia is balanced and bears a close relationship between the poems and music. At the end of the second song, the soprano solo takes on a depth of sacred music." Harri Hautala, Aamulehti "Klami writes rather delicate music that makes me think of Japan." Timo Korhonen, guitarist " Ambience I: Burning weaves its mesmerizing clarinet material together with ambient soundtrack of pre-recorded tapestries, coming up with an instantly appealing synthesis of texture and color. Accessible in the best sense of the word, the score is far from mere sonic backdrop, thanks to its nuanced construction and intriguing harmonic layout. One looks forward to Klami’s next installments in the series with eager joy." Jari Kallio, Adventures in Music "The scarce gestures in Klami's aava created imaginative electric soundscapes." Jukka Isopuro, Helsingin Sanomat " into the deep peace took off as if from thin, quivering air and the landscape was calmly built both horizontally and vertically – I saw both mountains and the horizon and mighty trees in front of me. The upper notes conjured up the night sky and the beautiful, stable fifths created the impression of peace." Tove Djupsjöbacka, Kuoromusiikin Kausikonsertit "Klami does not use any text in his night signal . The succinct, clear and captivating miniature replaces words with vocal variations and changing overtones." Lauri Kilpiö, Suomen Kuvalehti "Markku Klami's Elegia to the poems by Katja Klami is a beautiful union of music and lyrics. Klami doesn't use very modernist techniques, which gives the text a lot of room. The textures are harmonious and full-bodied. Katja Klami's strong, expressive poems are timeless and topical, even heartbreaking." Kikka Holmberg, Kulttuuritoimitus Media Kit Photos Full biography Biography in English Biografia suomeksi