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Cantus Arcticus

1972 composition by Einojuhani Rautavaara
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Cantus Arcticus

Summary

Cantus Arcticus is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cantus Arcticus's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Cantus Arcticus's composer is recorded as Einojuhani Rautavaara[4].
  • Cantus Arcticus's commissioned by is recorded as University of Oulu[5].
  • Cantus Arcticus's genre is classical music[6].
  • Cantus Arcticus's country of origin is recorded as Finland[7].
  • Cantus Arcticus was released on January 1, 1972[8].
  • Cantus Arcticus's dedicated to is recorded as Urho Kekkonen[9].
  • Cantus Arcticus's described at URL is recorded as http://composers.musicfinland.fi/musicfinland/fimic.nsf/WWOR/5929AAFF44F8F877C2257537002796D3?opendocument[10].
  • Cantus Arcticus's date of first performance is recorded as October 18, 1972[11].
  • Cantus Arcticus's form of creative work is recorded as concerto[12].
  • Cantus Arcticus's opus number is recorded as 61[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Concerto[14]

  • Genre(s): classical, concerto[15]

  • Community tags: classical, concerto[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 97af9261-dce3-4b3a-b2cd-5d5658ba4ff5[17]

Body

Publication

Cantus Arcticus was published on January 1, 1972[8]. Its genre is classical music[6].

Why It Matters

Cantus Arcticus ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Einojuhani Rautavaara Finland Urho Kekkonen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Cantus Arcticus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cantus-arcticus
MLA “Cantus Arcticus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cantus-arcticus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cantus-arcticus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cantus Arcticus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cantus-arcticus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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