Comments on: Loituma: Things of Beauty http://www.michaelkaulkin.com/loituma/ Composer and Teacher Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:12:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: William Jacobs http://www.michaelkaulkin.com/loituma/#comment-133 William Jacobs Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:21:32 +0000 http://www.aboutthecomposer.com/archives/139#comment-133 TY for this wonderful and insightful analysis of Loituma's music. Indeed a wonderful and worthy group. I am wondering if you have explored other, similarly evocative Nordic groups such as Gjallarhorn, Garmarna, Varttina, Hedningarna, Vasen and Groupa. They are all wonderful and worthy of your listening and analysis. I am working on my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=aboutthecom07-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2FAwesome-Nordic-Music%2Flm%2FR3QWVLMHERZGI3%2Fref%3Dcm_rna_own_lm" target="amazon" rel="nofollow">list of same at amazon.com</a> which you are welcome to visit. TY for this wonderful and insightful analysis of Loituma’s music. Indeed a wonderful and worthy group.

I am wondering if you have explored other, similarly evocative Nordic groups such as Gjallarhorn, Garmarna, Varttina, Hedningarna, Vasen and Groupa. They are all wonderful and worthy of your listening and analysis. I am working on my list of same at amazon.com which you are welcome to visit.

]]> By: Red Black Window » Blog Archive » Loituma http://www.michaelkaulkin.com/loituma/#comment-132 Red Black Window » Blog Archive » Loituma Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:51:11 +0000 http://www.aboutthecomposer.com/archives/139#comment-132 [...] Kaulkin shared a discovery with his readers on his July 27, 2006 post. [...] [...] Kaulkin shared a discovery with his readers on his July 27, 2006 post. [...]

]]> By: Michael Kaulkin http://www.michaelkaulkin.com/loituma/#comment-131 Michael Kaulkin Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:43:20 +0000 http://www.aboutthecomposer.com/archives/139#comment-131 Yes, I meant "distantly" in the sense that, for example, Russian and Spanish are distantly related, both being Indo-European, but are completely unintelligible to each other. As for Hungarian and Finnish, the vocabulary is completely different (although there are some recognizable common roots in some words), but the logic behind the grammar is exactly the same (in my opinion). Yes, I meant “distantly” in the sense that, for example, Russian and Spanish are distantly related, both being Indo-European, but are completely unintelligible to each other.

As for Hungarian and Finnish, the vocabulary is completely different (although there are some recognizable common roots in some words), but the logic behind the grammar is exactly the same (in my opinion).

]]> By: H.Finn http://www.michaelkaulkin.com/loituma/#comment-130 H.Finn Sat, 05 Aug 2006 03:43:21 +0000 http://www.aboutthecomposer.com/archives/139#comment-130 actually the relationship between finns and hungarians is not that distant but infact we share the same linguistical roots (Finno-Ugrian) while most of the nations in Europe speak languages originated from Indo-European roots. http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25827&LAN=ENG actually the relationship between finns and hungarians is not that distant but infact we share the same
linguistical roots (Finno-Ugrian) while most of the nations in Europe speak languages originated from Indo-European roots.
http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25827&LAN=ENG

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