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MADETOJA, Leevi

Leevi Madetoja

Born in Oulu, Feb 17, 1887
Died in Helsinki, Oct 6, 1947

  • Leevi Madetoja (pronounced “Leh-vi Mah-det-oya”) was a Finnish composer, educator, and music critic who followed in the footsteps of Jean Sibelius in leading the Finnish national Romantic school.
  • Madetoja studied at the music institute in Helsinki under Sibelius, followed by a period of study in Paris under Vincent d’Indy and in Vienna/ Berlin under Robert Fuchs.1

Biography

Sources

  1. Hannu Ilari Lampila, “Madetoja, Leevi,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed January 17, 2023, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000017393.

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