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'''Armas Otto Aapo Väisänen''' (9 April 1890 in [[Savonranta]] – 18 July 1969 in [[Helsinki]])<ref name=AOV>{{lang-fi|{{cite web |url=http://etno.net/henkilo/armas_otto_vaisanen |title=Armas Otto Väisänen |author= |date= |work= |publisher=etno.net/ |accessdate=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 |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1998 |publisher=Psychology Press |location= |isbn=0-8153-1171-0 |page=189 |pages= |chapter= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91q0zaJKFREC&pg=PA189&dq |quote= }}</ref> In the early twentieth century he documented by recording and photographing traditional Finnish and other [[Finno-Ugric peoples]] music and musicians.<ref>{{cite book |title=World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Volume 1 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1999 |publisher=Rough Guides |location= |isbn=1-85828-635-2 |page=94 |pages= |chapter= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyiTOcnb2yYC&pg=PA94&dq |quote= }}</ref>
'''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 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=etno.net/ |accessdate=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 |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1998 |publisher=Psychology Press |location= |isbn=0-8153-1171-0 |page=189 |pages= |chapter= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91q0zaJKFREC&pg=PA189&dq |quote= }}</ref>
Väisänen was born in [[Savonranta]]. In the early twentieth century he documented, in recordings and photographs, traditional Finnish and other [[Finno-Ugric peoples]] music and musicians.<ref>{{cite book |title=World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Volume 1 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1999 |publisher=Rough Guides |location= |isbn=1-85828-635-2 |page=94 |pages= |chapter= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyiTOcnb2yYC&pg=PA94&dq |quote= }}</ref>
With a scholarship from the [[Finno-Ugrian Society]] Väisänen traveled to Russia in 1914 to collect Finno Ugrian folk melodies.<ref>{{cite book |title=Iso Karhu: arkistokuvia etäisten kielisukulaistemme asuinsijoilta |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1980 |publisher=Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1980 |location= |isbn=951-9074-50-3 |page= |pages= |chapter= |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 |quote= }}</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 Ugrian folk melodies.<ref>{{cite book |title=Iso Karhu: arkistokuvia etäisten kielisukulaistemme asuinsijoilta |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1980 |publisher=Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1980 |location= |isbn=951-9074-50-3 |page= |pages= |chapter= |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 |quote= }}</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 |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2001 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |location= |isbn=3-11-017032-9 |page=29 |pages= |chapter= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QYRwDHtxf9wC&pg=PA29&dq |quote= }}</ref> After the first trip in 1912 he made 6 fieldtrips to Estonia between 1912–1923.<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 |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2001 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |location= |isbn=3-11-017032-9 |page=29 |pages= |chapter= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QYRwDHtxf9wC&pg=PA29&dq |quote= }}</ref> After the first trip in 1912 he made 6 fieldtrips to Estonia between 1912–1923.<ref name=AOV/>
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A. O. Väisänen's [[dissertation]] was presented in 1939 on [[Ob-Ugric languages|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-Ugric languages|ob-ugrian]] folk music in {{lang-de|Untersuchungen über die Ob-ugrischen Melodien: eine vergleichende Studien nebst methodischer Einleitung}}.<ref name=AOV/>


Between 1926–1957 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 1956–1959.
Between 1926–1957 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 1956–1959. He died in [[Helsinki]], aged 79.


==References==
==References==

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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
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 other Finno-Ugric peoples music and musicians.[3] With a scholarship from the Finno-Ugrian Society Väisänen traveled to Russia in 1914 to collect Finno Ugrian 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 1912–1923.[1]

A. O. Väisänen's dissertation was presented in 1939 on ob-ugrian folk music in Template:Lang-de.[1]

Between 1926–1957 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 1956–1959. He died in Helsinki, aged 79.

References

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  2. ^ Goss, Glenda (1998). Jean Sibelius: a guide to research. Psychology Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-8153-1171-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Volume 1. Rough Guides. 1999. p. 94. ISBN 1-85828-635-2. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Iso Karhu: arkistokuvia etäisten kielisukulaistemme asuinsijoilta. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1980. 1980. ISBN 951-9074-50-3. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ Ross, Jaan (2001). The temporal structure of Estonian runic songs. Walter de Gruyter. p. 29. ISBN 3-11-017032-9. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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