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Erkki Aaltonen (17 August 1910 – 8 March 1990) was a Finnish composer.
Born in Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus), Finland, he was a student of the violin at the Helsinki Conservatory and of composition in privacy with Väinö Raitio and Selim Palmgren.[1] He directed the Kemi Music Institute from 1966 to 1973. His musical selections were often of a topical nature.[2]
Another symphony, entitled Hiroshima, was written by a Finnish composer, Erkki Aaltonen, and performed in that city on 15 August 1955, by the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra.
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