Martin Wegelius

He had intended to pursue a career as a composer and wrote a handful of orchestral works and a significant number of chamber and vocal works. He was a particular admirer of Wagner but wrote predominantly in the Romantic style. After founding the Institute, he had little time for composing and appears to have concentrated exclusively on teaching. Graduates of Wegelius' Institute include Jean Sibelius and Agnes Tschetschulin. He is often compared with his contemporary and rival Robert Kajanus, founder of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (initially the Helsinki Orchestral Association), the first professional symphony orchestra in the Nordic countries. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.

Martin Wegelius studied at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Training under Rudolf Bibl, Carl Reinecke and Josef Rheinberger is recorded. Jean Sibelius, Armas Järnefelt and Toivo Kuula are recorded as having studied under Martin Wegelius. The recorded working language is Finnish and Swedish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki.

• Grunderna i allmänna musikläran (1887) • Lärobok i allmän musiklära och analys (1888-89) • Hufvuddragen af den västerländska musikens historia från den kristna tidens början till våra dagar. 1-3 (1891-93) • Kurs i tonträffning (1893) • Kurs i honiofon sats (harmonilära). 1-2 (1897, 1905) • Sångkurs för folkskolor (1897) • Lauluoppijakso kansakouluja varten. 1. Oppikirja. Skaaloja, kaavoja ja harjoituksia kahdeksassatoista sävellajissa (1897) • Toukokuun 6:es päivä (1900) • Konstnärsbrev. 1-2 (1919, 24)