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Konsta Viljami Jylhä (14 August 1910 Kaustinen – 13 September 1984 Kokkola)^[1] was a folk-virtuoso who, in Finnish fiddling, made the traditional pelimanni-style folk music a Finnish cultural phenomenon of wider currency, bringing his natural genius and traditional style to a burgeoning nationwide television audience, thus laying the foundation for a rich and popular traditional music scene in Finland.

A third generation Central Ostrobothnian master pelimanni (Mestaripelimanni); in the 1960s Jylhä's band Konsta Jylhä ja Purppuripelimannit became a mainstay of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, and iconic both in popular culture, and within the generation of master pelimanni to follow in his footsteps.

His best known pieces of original composition are Konstan Parempi Valssi ("Konsta's Major Waltz") and especially the hauntingly beautiful Vaiennut Viulu ("Mute Violin").

After being battered by a severe head injury suffered in a logging accident in 1961 and some heart attacks suffered since 1962, he became a born-again Christian. During his later years he composed spiritual songs.

References[edit]

^ "Konsta Jylhässä henkilöityi pelimannimusiikin nousu". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 251. Helsinki: Sanoma Osakeyhtiö. 14 September 1984. p. 22. ISSN 0355-2047. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

External links[edit]

Jylhä, Konsta in Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish).
Konsta Jylhä on 10 Euro Silver Coin.

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[hs_19840914-1] "Konsta Jylhässä henkilöityi pelimannimusiikin nousu". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 251. Helsinki: Sanoma Osakeyhtiö. 14 September 1984. p. 22. ISSN 0355-2047. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

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-[[File:Kaustinen.vaakuna.svg|thumb|right|180|Coat of Arms of Kaustinen]]
+[[File:Konsta Jylhä.jpeg|thumb|Konsta Jylhä in 1975.]]
+'''Konsta Viljami Jylhä''' (14 August 1910 [[Kaustinen]] – 13 September 1984 [[Kokkola]])<ref name="hs_19840914" /> was a folk-virtuoso who, in Finnish [[Fiddle|fiddling]], made the traditional ''[[Traditional Nordic dance music|pelimanni-style]]'' [[folk music]] a [[Finland|Finnish]] cultural phenomenon of wider currency, bringing his natural genius and traditional style to a burgeoning nationwide television audience, thus laying the foundation for a rich and popular traditional music scene in Finland.
+A third generation [[Central Ostrobothnia]]n ''master pelimanni'' (Mestaripelimanni); in the 1960s Jylhä's band '''Konsta Jylhä ja Purppuripelimannit''' became a mainstay of the [[Kaustinen Folk Music Festival]], and iconic both in popular culture, and within the generation of master pelimanni to follow in his footsteps.
-In Finnish [[Fiddle|fiddling]], '''Konsta Viljam Jylhä''' (14 August 1910 [[Kaustinen]] – 13 September 1984) was a folk-virtuoso who made the traditional ''[[Traditional Nordic dance music|pelimanni-style]]'' [[folk music]] a [[Finland|Finnish]] cultural phenomenon of wider currency, bringing his natural genius and traditional style to a burgeoning nationwide television audience, thus laying the foundation for a rich and popular traditional music scene in Finland.
+His best known pieces of original composition are ''Konstan Parempi Valssi'' ("Konsta's Major Waltz") and especially the hauntingly beautiful ''Vaiennut Viulu'' ("Mute Violin").
-A third generation [[Central Ostrobothnia]]n ''master pelimanni'' (Mestaripelimanni); in the 1960s Konstas band '''Konsta Jylhä ja Purpuripelimannit''' became a mainstay of the [[Kaustinen Folk Music Festival]], and iconic both in popular culture, and within the generation of master pelimanni to follow in his footsteps.
+After being battered by a severe head injury suffered in a logging accident in 1961 and some heart attacks suffered since 1962, he became a born-again Christian. During his later years he composed spiritual songs.
-His best known pieces of original composition are ''Konstan Parempi Valssi'' ("Konstas Major Waltz") and especially the hauntingly beautiful ''Vaiennut Viulu'' ("Mute Violin").
+== References ==
+{{Reflist|refs=
+<ref name="hs_19840914">{{cite news |title=Konsta Jylhässä henkilöityi pelimannimusiikin nousu |journal=Helsingin Sanomat |date=14 September 1984 |issue=251 |page=22 |url=https://www.hs.fi/lehti/hsarchive/1984-09-14/22 |accessdate=28 February 2020 |publisher=Sanoma Osakeyhtiö |location=Helsinki |language=Finnish |issn=0355-2047}}</ref>
+}}
-After being battered by a severe head injury suffered in a logging accident in 1961 and some heart attacks suffered since 1962, he became a born-again Christian. During his later years he composed spiritual songs.
 == External links ==
+* [http://www.blf.fi/artikel.php?id=1065 Jylhä, Konsta] in ''Biografiskt lexikon för Finland'' {{in lang|sv}}.
-* [http://news.coinupdate.com/konsta-jylha-and-folk-music-euro-silver-coin-0360/ Konsta Jylhä on 10 Euro Silver Coin]
+* [http://news.coinupdate.com/konsta-jylha-and-folk-music-euro-silver-coin-0360/ Konsta Jylhä on 10 Euro Silver Coin.]
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Finnish musician
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 14 August 1910
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-| DATE OF DEATH     = 13 September 1984
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+[[Category:Male violinists]]
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+[[Category:Finnish male composers]]
-[[Category:Bandleaders]]
+[[Category:Finnish bandleaders]]
 [[Category:20th-century violinists]]
-[[Category:20th-century composers]]
+[[Category:20th-century male musicians]]
+[[Category:20th-century Finnish composers]]

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