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Sibelius himself arranged the hymn for choral performances. [4] Today, during modern performances of Finlandia in its entirety, a choir is sometimes involved, singing the Finnish lyrics with the hymn section. [5] The Finlandia hymn is often proposed as an official national song or anthem of Finland. [3]
Georgia Harkness "A Song of Peace: A Patriotic Song", [1] [2] also known by its incipit, "This is my song", [3] is a poem written by Lloyd Stone (1912–1993). Lloyd Stone's words were set to the Finlandia hymn melody composed by Jean Sibelius in an a cappella arrangement by Ira B. Wilson that was published by the Lorenz Publishing Company in 1934.
Finlandia, Op. 26, is a tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.It was written in 1899 and revised in 1900. The piece was composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899, a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire, and was the last of seven pieces performed as an accompaniment to a tableau depicting episodes from Finnish history. [6]
The Hymn (in Latin: Hymne; in Finnish: Hymni), [3] Op. 21, is a choral song for male choir (TTBB) a cappella written in 1896 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The piece is a setting of the Latin-language text "Natus in curas ..." by the Finnish philologist Fridolf Gustafsson .
" Sydämeni laulu" ("Song of My Heart"), Op. 18/6 (1898, arr. for SATB 1904) [6] The lyrics for Nos. 2–3 come from Finland's national epic , the Kalevala , while Nos. 1 and 4 draw on its companion book of poetry, the Kanteletar ; finally, for Nos. 5–6 Sibelius set excerpts from the novel Seven Brothers ( Seitsemän veljestä ) by Aleksis Kivi .
Jean Sibelius's Finlandia premiere edition; 1952 autographed copy for the Mayor of New York City, Vincent Impellitteri. Sibelius is widely known for his symphonies and his tone poems, especially Finlandia and the Karelia suite.
The song "Auld Lang Syne" comes from a Robert Burns poem. Burns was the national poet of Scotland and wrote the poem in 1788, but it wasn't published until 1799—three years after his death.
" Maamme" (Finnish: [ˈmɑːmːe]), known by its original Swedish title as "Vårt land" (Finland Swedish: [ˈvoːrt ˈlɑnːd]) and in English as "Our Land", is the de facto national anthem of Finland. [1] [2] The music was composed by the German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, with original Swedish lyrics by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.