Books

Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 2008
Author: Antti Häyrynen
Product details: hardcover, 384 pages

The history of 125-year-old YL Male Voice Choir is covered in this book. This masterpiece is written by historian and musical writer Antti Häyrynen.

Hiilestä timantiksi – Jean Sibeliuksen Kalevala- ja Kanteletar-lähtöisten mieskuorolaulujen ominaispiirteistä
(From Charcoal to Diamond – Characteristics of Jean Sibelius’ male voice choir works basing on Kalevala and Kanteletar texts)
Author: Matti Hyökki
Sibelius Academy, DOCMUS (2003)
Doctoral thesis
Product details: Paperback, 208 pages

The aim in the written part of this artistic doctoral work From Charcoal to Diamond is to reveal how the experience of familiarity and the Finnish character is evident in the scores of Jean Sibelius compositions for male voice choir.