MADETOJA, LEEVI (, Oulu–, Helsinki), a National Romantic composer known for his symphonies, operas, and his introverted musical style, a teacher, and conductor, married to the poet known by the pen name L. Onerva (), many of whose poems he set in his solo songs.
Leevi Madetoja 's father was a first mate on a windjammer and died on his last journey at sea somewhere along the Gulf of Mexico, leaving his wife to raise two...