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Oskar Merikanto

Oskar Merikanto (born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 186817 February 1924) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist. • Illustration — Merikanto (c. 1920) As a composer, Merikanto was primarily a miniaturist, and List of compositions by Oskar Merikanto includes songs and piano pieces (he wrote over 100 of each). 1), Romance (Romanssi, Op.

Also recorded as Oskar Mattson · Frans Oskar Merikanto · Frans Oskar Mattson

Oskar Merikanto

Portrait photograph of Oskar Merikanto (early 1900s)

https: finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.0046C5E0CA61FD7AE5AAD96A935377A6 (cropped, white balanced) · CC BY 4.0

Full name
Frans Oskar Mattsson.
Born
1868 · Helsinki.
Died
1924 · Oitti.
Nationality
Finland · Grand Duchy of Finland
Occupation
organist · pianist · conductor · composer
Fields
classical · opera · art song · incidental
Education
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Teachers
Lauri Hämäläinen · Gustav Schreck · Albert Becker
Languages
Finnish

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