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'''Armas Otto Aapo Väisänen''' (9 April 1890 – 18 July 1969)<ref name=AOV>{{lang-fi|{{cite web |url=http://etno.net/henkilo/armas_otto_vaisanen |title=Armas Otto Väisänen |publisher=etno.net/ |access-date=29 May 2011}}}}</ref> was an eminent Finnish scholar of [[folk music]], an [[ethnographer]] and [[ethnomusicology|ethnomusicologist]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Jean Sibelius: a guide to research |last=Goss |first=Glenda |year=1998 |publisher=Psychology Press |isbn=0-8153-1171-0 |page=189 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91q0zaJKFREC&pg=PA189&dq }}</ref>
'''Armas Otto Aapo Väisänen''' (9 April 1890 – 18 July 1969)<ref name=AOV>{{langx|fi|{{cite web |url=http://etno.net/henkilo/armas_otto_vaisanen |title=Armas Otto Väisänen |publisher=etno.net/ |access-date=29 May 2011 |archive-date=4 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004020548/http://etno.net/henkilo/armas_otto_vaisanen |url-status=dead }}}}</ref> was an eminent Finnish scholar of [[folk music]], an [[ethnographer]] and [[ethnomusicology|ethnomusicologist]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Jean Sibelius: a guide to research |last=Goss |first=Glenda |year=1998 |publisher=Psychology Press |isbn=0-8153-1171-0 |page=189 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91q0zaJKFREC&pg=PA189 }}</ref>


Väisänen was born in [[Savonranta]]. In the early twentieth century he documented, in recordings and photographs, traditional Finnish music and musicians.<ref>{{cite book |title=World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Volume 1 |year=1999 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=1-85828-635-2 |page=94 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyiTOcnb2yYC&pg=PA94&dq }}</ref>
Väisänen was born in [[Savonranta]]. In the early twentieth century he documented, in recordings and photographs, traditional Finnish and [[Finno-Ugric]] music and musicians.<ref>{{cite book |title=World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Volume 1 |year=1999 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=1-85828-635-2 |page=94 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyiTOcnb2yYC&pg=PA94 }}</ref>
With a scholarship from the [[Finno-Ugrian Society]] Väisänen traveled to Russia in 1914 to collect Finnish folk melodies.<ref>{{cite book |title=Iso Karhu: arkistokuvia etäisten kielisukulaistemme asuinsijoilta |year=1980 |publisher=Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1980 |isbn=951-9074-50-3 |url=http://www.google.com/search?q=In+1914+AO+Vaisanen+%281890%E2%80%941969%29%2C+a+scholar+of+folk+music%2C+travelled+to+inner+Russia+with+a+scholarship+from+the+Finno-Ugrian+Society%2C+in+order+to+collect+folk+melodies.&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1 }}</ref> He made field trips to [[Mordovia]], [[Ingria]], [[Vepsians|Veps]], Russian [[Karelia]].<ref name=AOV/>
With a scholarship from the [[Finno-Ugrian Society]] Väisänen traveled to Russia in 1914 to collect Finno-Ugric folk melodies.<ref>{{cite book |title=Iso Karhu: arkistokuvia etäisten kielisukulaistemme asuinsijoilta |year=1980 |publisher=Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1980 |isbn=951-9074-50-3 |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=In+1914+AO+Vaisanen+%281890%E2%80%941969%29%2C+a+scholar+of+folk+music%2C+travelled+to+inner+Russia+with+a+scholarship+from+the+Finno-Ugrian+Society%2C+in+order+to+collect+folk+melodies.&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks }}</ref> He made field trips to [[Mordovia]], [[Ingria]], [[Vepsians|Veps]], Russian [[Karelia]].<ref name=AOV/>
His activities also marked the a new stage in the history of collecting [[Setos|Seto]] folk songs in Southern [[Estonia]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The temporal structure of Estonian runic songs |last=Ross |first=Jaan |year=2001 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |isbn=3-11-017032-9 |page=29 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QYRwDHtxf9wC&pg=PA29&dq }}</ref> After the first trip in 1912 he made 6 fieldtrips to Estonia between 1912 and 1923.<ref name=AOV/>
His activities also marked the a new stage in the history of collecting [[Setos|Seto]] folk songs in Southern [[Estonia]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The temporal structure of Estonian runic songs |last=Ross |first=Jaan |year=2001 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |isbn=3-11-017032-9 |page=29 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QYRwDHtxf9wC&pg=PA29 }}</ref> After the first trip in 1912 he made 6 fieldtrips to Estonia between 1912 and 1923.<ref name=AOV/>


A. O. Väisänen's [[dissertation]] was presented in 1939 on [[Ugrians|Ob-Ugrian]] folk music in {{lang-de|Untersuchungen über die Ob-ugrischen Melodien: eine vergleichende Studien nebst methodischer Einleitung}}.<ref name=AOV/>
A. O. Väisänen's [[dissertation]] was presented in 1939 on [[Ob-Ugrians|Ob-Ugrian]] folk music in {{langx|de|Untersuchungen über die Ob-ugrischen Melodien: eine vergleichende Studien nebst methodischer Einleitung}}.<ref name=AOV/>


Between 1926 and 1957 Väisänen hold the position of the head of the folk music department at the [[Sibelius Academy]], Helsinki, Finland.<ref name=AOV/> He was the professor of musicology at [[University of Helsinki]] from 1956 to 1959. He died in [[Helsinki]], aged 79.
Between 1926 and 1957 Väisänen hold the position of the head of the folk music department at the [[Sibelius Academy]], Helsinki, Finland.<ref name=AOV/> He was the professor of musicology at [[University of Helsinki]] from 1956 to 1959. He died in [[Helsinki]], aged 79.
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Armas Otto Aapo Väisänen
Armas Otto Väisänen in 1913
Born(1890-04-09)9 April 1890
Savonranta, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died18 July 1969(1969-07-18) (aged 79)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Other namesA. O. Väisänen
Occupationscholar
Known forfolk music

Armas Otto Aapo Väisänen (9 April 1890 – 18 July 1969)[1] was an eminent Finnish scholar of folk music, an ethnographer and ethnomusicologist.[2]

Väisänen was born in Savonranta. In the early twentieth century he documented, in recordings and photographs, traditional Finnish and Finno-Ugric music and musicians.[3] With a scholarship from the Finno-Ugrian Society Väisänen traveled to Russia in 1914 to collect Finno-Ugric folk melodies.[4] He made field trips to Mordovia, Ingria, Veps, Russian Karelia.[1] His activities also marked the a new stage in the history of collecting Seto folk songs in Southern Estonia.[5] After the first trip in 1912 he made 6 fieldtrips to Estonia between 1912 and 1923.[1]

A. O. Väisänen's dissertation was presented in 1939 on Ob-Ugrian folk music in German: Untersuchungen über die Ob-ugrischen Melodien: eine vergleichende Studien nebst methodischer Einleitung.[1]

Between 1926 and 1957 Väisänen hold the position of the head of the folk music department at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland.[1] He was the professor of musicology at University of Helsinki from 1956 to 1959. He died in Helsinki, aged 79.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Finnish: "Armas Otto Väisänen". etno.net/. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. ^ Goss, Glenda (1998). Jean Sibelius: a guide to research. Psychology Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-8153-1171-0.
  3. ^ World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Volume 1. Rough Guides. 1999. p. 94. ISBN 1-85828-635-2.
  4. ^ Iso Karhu: arkistokuvia etäisten kielisukulaistemme asuinsijoilta. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1980. 1980. ISBN 951-9074-50-3.
  5. ^ Ross, Jaan (2001). The temporal structure of Estonian runic songs. Walter de Gruyter. p. 29. ISBN 3-11-017032-9.
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