- Vilho Luolajan-Mikkola
Vilho Luolajan-Mikkola (
22 December 1911 –14 November 2005 ) was a Finnishcomposer of contemporary classical music.Luolajan-Mikkola studied composition under
Aarre Merikanto andSelim Palmgren . One of his most famous works is thesong cycle "Koiruoho, ruusunkukka", which was completed in 1977.Luolajan-Mikkola's other musical output includes
woodwind music among others. He was an active composer until his last years, and the song "Hiljentyen" dates from 2001. Luolajan-Mikkola died in 2005, at the age of 93.
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