Selected List of Works by Osmo Tapio Räihälä


Music for Orchestra
  • Hinchcliffe Thumper -Tha' Bloody Intermezzo
    Composed: 1993
    Line-up: 222+s.sax2/2221/12/ar/str
    Duration: 4'30"
    First performance: UNM-Orchestra, Malmö, Sweden; Cond. Peter Ettrup Larsen; 23th Sept. 1994
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  • Barlinnie Nine ("Tribute to Duncan Ferguson")
    Composed: 1999
    Line-up: 3333/4331/12/1/str
    Duration: 13'
    First performance: Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki, Finland; Cond. Sakari Oramo; 20th Apr. 2005
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  • Ardbeg ("The Ultimate Piece For Orchestra")
    Composed: 2003
    Line-up: 2222/2211/2/str
    Duration: 17'
    First performance: Kymi Sinfonietta, Kotka, Finland; Cond. Dmitri Slobodeniouk; 9th March 2005
    Recommended work in the 1st International Uuno Klami Competition 2004
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  • Rock Painting
    Composed: 2003
    Line-up: 1111/1000/0/pf/string quintet
    Duration: 14'
    First performance: Uusinta Chamber Orchestra, Helsinki, Finland; Cond. Eva Ollikainen; 17th Jan. 2004
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    • Music for Solo Instrument and Orchestra

  • Concerto for Mallet Instruments
    Composed: 1999
    Line-up: 2222/2210/11/mallet solo/str
    Duration: 19'
    First performance: Joensuu City Orchestra, Joensuu, Finland; Cond. Hannu Koivula; Hannu Porkka, mallet solo; 18th Apr. 2002
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.
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  • Line-up:1111/1110/11/mallet solo/string quintet
    First performance: Ensemble Ernst, Oslo, Norway; Cond. Thomas Rimul; Eirik Raude, mallet solo; 14th Apr. 1999

  • Håkan en Belgique
    Composed: 2002
    Line-up: 1111/1110/1/viola solo/str:43221
    Duration: 24'
    First performance: Uusinta Chamber Orchestra, Helsinki, Finland; Cond. Hannu Koivula; Max Savikangas, viola solo; 24th Nov. 2002
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.
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  • Cello concerto
    Composed: 2006
    Line-up: 2222/2200/1/1/cello solo/strings
    Duration: ca. 24'
    First performance: Nordic Chamber Orchestra, Sundsvall, Sweden; Cond. Eva Ollikainen; Martti Rousi, cello solo; 18th Jan. 2007
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company
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    • Chamber Music
  • String Quartet I "Ever-tone"
    Composed: 1992/94
    Duration: 18'
    First performance: Russo Quartet, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Finland; 28th July 1994
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  • String Quartet II "Jobimão"
    Composed: 2000
    Duration: 9'
    First performance: Uusinta String Quartet, Järvenpää Sibelius Week, Finland; 4th Oct. 2000
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.
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  • Sarment
    Composed: 1993
    Line-up: Harp, marimba, vibraphone (one malletist)
    Duration: 10'
    First performance: Mikko Leistola, harp, Risto Pulkkinen, mallets; Turku, Finland; 13th Apr. 1994
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  • Spinoza's Web
    Composed: 1996
    Line-up: Clarinet, Horn, Violin
    Duration: 7'30"
    First performance: Kimmo Leppälä, clarinet, Reeta Rossi, horn, Maija Kontunen, violin; Helsinki, Finland; 20th Sept. 1996
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.
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  • Conatus
    Composed: 1997
    Line-up: Flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello
    Duration: 14'
    Commissioned by the Sonanza Ensemble and Nomus
    First performance: The Kallio-Kuninkala Festival Ensemble, Järvenpää, Finland; Cond. Susanna Mälkki; 13th Aug. 1998
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  • Satan Arrives In Turku
    Composed: 1997/99
    Line-up: Flute/Alto Flute, Percussion, Violin, Cello, Piano
    Duration: 9'
    First performance: Conservatory of Jyväskylä Ensemble, Jyväskylä, Finland; 22th Jan. 1998
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  • Satan Moves to Espoo
    Composed: 1997/2000 (Piano Trio Version of Satan Arrives in Turku)
    Line-up: Violin, Cello, Piano
    Duration: 9'
    First performance: Maria Puusaari, violin, Roi Ruottinen, cello, Lauri Kilpiö, piano, Järvenpää Sibelius Week, Finland; 4th Oct. 2000
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.
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  • Rampant
    Composed: 1997
    Line-up: Two Solo Violins
    Duration: 7'
    First performance: Jaakko Kuusisto and Pekka Kuusisto, violins, Tuusula, Finland; 5th Aug. 1998
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.
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  • Chadwick Drive
    Composed: 1997
    Line-up: Percussion Quintet
    Duration: 7'30"
    Commissioned by The Kroustikon Ensemble
    First performance: The Kroustikon Ensemble, Turku, Finland; Cond. Risto Pulkkinen; 30th Mar. 1998
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.
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  • Damballa
    Composed: 2000
    Line-up: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin
    Duration: 8'
    First performance: Lauri Toivio, flute, Riikka Talvitie, oboe, Kimmo Leppälä, clarinet, Maria Puusaari, violin, Time of Music Festival, Viitasaari, Finland; 10th July 2000
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.
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  • Stoa Trilogy
    1. Ataraxy
    2. Apathy
    3. Autarchy
    Composed: 2002
    Line-up: Violin, Piano
    Duration: 10'30"
    First performance: Maria Puusaari, violin, Antti Kaihola, piano, Helsinki, Finland; 24th Nov. 2002
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.
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  • Hellä jättiläinen (Gentle Giant)
    Composed: 2004
    Line-up: Kantele and vibraphone
    Duration: 8'
    First performance: Eija Kankaanranta, kantele, Hannu Porkka, vibraphone, Joensuu Winter Music Days, Joensuu, Finland; 20th February 20004
    Commissioned by Eija Kankaanranta with support by Luses
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  • Epitaph to Usko Meriläinen
    Composed: 2005
    Line-up: Flute and piano
    Duration: 2'
    First performance: Lauri Toivio, flute, Emil Holmström, piano, Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki; 15th January 2005
    Program note

  • De-cadenza
    Composed: 2005
    Line-up: Accordion, String Quartet
    Duration: 10'
    First performance: Veli Kujala, accordion, Maria Puusaari, violin, Teija Slobodeniouk, violin, Eriikka Nylund, viola, Jukka Rautasalo, cello, Helsinki; 12th December 2005
    Commissioned by Veli Kujala with support by the Madetoja Foundation

  • Freefoot
    Composed: 2006
    Line-up: Flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano
    Duration: 8'
    First performance: Lauri Toivio, flute, Kimmo Leppälä, clarinet, Maria Puusaari, violin, Markus Hohti, cello, Emil Holmström, piano, Helsinki; 9th March 2006

    • Incidental Music
  • Frogs – A Mythical Townscape
    Composed: 1990
    Line-up: Mixed Choir ad lib.
    Duration: 60'-75'
    Commissioned by The Turku Student Theatre
    First performance: The Turku Student Theatre, Turku, Finland; 16th June 1990


    • Works for Solo Instrument
  • Five Characters
    Composed: 1993
    Duration: 8'
    Line-up: Flute/Alto Flute
    First performance: Hanna Juutilainen, flute/alto flute, Helsinki, Finland; 6th May 1995

  • Dorean Dumble Dorean
    Composed: 2001
    Duration: 11'
    Line-up: Guitar
    Commissioned by Jyrki Myllärinen
    First performance: Jyrki Myllärinen, guitar, Tampere, Finland; 22th Apr. 2001
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.

  • King of Lycksele
    Composed: 2002
    Duration: 3'30"
    Line-up: Cello
    Commissioned by Markus Hohti
    First performance: Markus Hohti, cello, Pieksämäki, Finland; 1st Apr. 2003
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.

  • Emperor of Vuokki
    Composed: 2004
    Duration: 5'
    Line-up: Violin
    First performance: Maria Puusaari, violin, Helsinki, Finland; 27th Nov. 2004
    Publisher: Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.


    • Main publisher
    Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.