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String orchestra SKU: FG.55011-638-2 Composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara. Score and set of parts. Fennica Gehrman #55011-638-2. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-638-2). ISBN 9790550116382.New edition (2020) of Einojuhani Rautavaara's (1928-2016) Divertimento for string orchestra is based on the composer's manuscript, incorporating corrections and comments by composer's hand in various sources. Written in 1953, Divertimento is one of Einojuhani Rautavaara's) early works in which the rhythms and melodies of Finnish folk music, especially the Otrobothnian style, have left a strong print. In this respect the work is a close relative of Rautavaara's popular work The Fiddlers. The themes and motives of the various movements are closely related, and aeolian and mixolydian modes lend the piece an archaic and rustic air. The duration is circa 9 minutes. The package includes one full scores and string parts (33221).