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Graniittipursi / The Granite Boat
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The Granite Boat was unveiled at the inauguration of the new Sibelius Academy building in 1983. Music played a large role in Ukri Merikanto's (1950-2010) childhood - his father was the well-known composer Aarre Merikanto - and music-related elements are common in his art; in `The Granite Boat' the harmony of structures and the use of space is based on contrapunctal composition. The purity of the m ...
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Töölönkatu 28, Taka-Töölö
00260 Helsinki
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Updated: 12/4/2024