- Aho wrote his 19 Preludes for piano between 1965-68, before he began formal musical studies in composition or piano (!). The composer was in his mid-late teens at the time.
- These preludes were written as practice pieces — Aho taught himself to compose and play the piano as a child.1
Sources
- “19 preludes for piano,” Fennica Gehrman, accessed April 15, 2026, https://webshop.fennicagehrman.fi/page/product/19-preludes-for-piano/1792843.
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