JARNEFELT, EDVARD ARMAS ), Finnish composer and conductor, was born at Viborg on Aug. 18, 1869. He studied in Helsingf ors and afterwards in Berlin and Paris. From 1898 to 1903 he conducted concerts at Viborg. In 1904 he went to Helsingf ors as conductor of opera and from 1906 to 1907 was director of the musical institute in that city. Since 1907 he has lived in Stockholm, where he is Hofkapellmeister. Jarnefelt
is probably the best known of Finnish composers after Sibelius. His Praludium and his songs have appealed to a wide public. His works include Korsholm, symphonic poem (1894) ; Heimatklang, symphonic fantasy (1895) ; Serenade; Praludium to drama The Promised Land; songs for chorus and orchestra; male choruses, songs, and piano pieces.