Pekka Gronow

Biographic Data

ID671771
NAMEPekka Gronow
GIVEN NAMESPekka
FAMILY NAMEGronow
SIGNATUREGRONOW P
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Helsinki
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS47
TOTAL CITATIONS52
AUTHOR COUNT47
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1963
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX4

  • Zagreb, London, Berlin, New York

    Open AccessPekka Gronow, Risto Pekka PennanenARTICLEArti musices2022

    The record industry grew rapidly between 1900 and 1914. Although record production was concentrated in the largest industrialised countries, companies set out to create a global market by recording songs in all major languages. Typically, they sent their engineers on expeditions which took them to major European cities. They made recordings with local artists selected by the company’s local representatives. The recording masters were shipped to a…

  • Pie laika … Now is the time. The singing revolution on Latvian radio and television

    Open AccessPekka Gronow, Jānis DaugavietisARTICLEPopular Music2020

    In the Soviet Union, song competitions had an important role in presenting new artists and songs. The Mikrofona aptauja contest of Latvian radio (1968–1994) was the main forum for new Latvian pop music. It had a reputation for expressing nationalist feelings within the limits of Soviet censorship. In 1988, with the rise of new political movements in the Soviet Union, the competition became a venue for the Latvian independence movement. The winnin…

  • The World’s Greatest Sound Archive

    Open AccessPekka GronowARTICLETraditiones2014

    During the era of 78 rpm shellac records, circa 1900 to 1955, at least half a million different records were produced in most countries of the world. This paper discusses the growth of the industry, the selection of artists and repertoire, the archiving of historical recordings, and their significance for musicological research. Many recordings are probably permanently lost and surviving examples are scattered across many private and public archi…

  • Inventing recorded music

    Open AccessPekka Gronow, Björn EnglundARTICLEPopular Music2007Cited by: 9

    The first Scandinavian records appeared in 1899. By 1925, over 27,000 sides had been made in the region, and recordings had become an established part of musical life. Half of the recordings were made by the Gramophone Company, the market leader, but there were at least a dozen competing firms. The companies had to find out by trial and error what types of music would be attractive to customers. Early recording artists were mostly well-known pers…

  • Savolainen, Jarmo

    Pekka GronowCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Pyysalo, Severi

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Johansson, Markku

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Sarmanto, Pekka

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Linkola, Jukka (jazz)

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Aho, Erkki

    Pekka GronowCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Sarpila, Antti

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Kukko, Sakari

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Umo

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Vesala, Edward

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Lindström, Erik

    Pekka GronowCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Perkiömäki, Jari

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Donner, (Henrik) Otto (jazz)

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Uotila, Jukka-Pekka

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Koivistoinen, Eero

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Pethman, Esa

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Paakkunainen, Seppo

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Björkenheim, Raoul

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Sarmanto, Heikki

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Aaltonen, Juhani

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003

  • Perko, Jukka

    Pekka Gronow, Atro MikkolaCHAPTERThe new Grove dictionary of music…2003