KLEMETTI, HEIKKI (, Kuortane–, Helsinki), colorful and abrasive grand old man of Finnish choral music. He was a composer, writer, pedagogue, music critic, historian, choral conductor and veritable dictator in matters of voice production.
Klemetti received his undergraduate degree from the University of Helsinki in 1899. He also studied music at the Helsinki Orchestra School and voice with Abraham Ojanperä and Axel von Kothen. He did further studies in voice...