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The version usually heard today has lyrics written by Koskenniemi in 1940 and was first performed in 1941. 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]
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]
" 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 .
" Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt" (in Finnish: "En etsi valtaa, loistoa"; literal English translation: "Give Me No Splendor, Gold or Pomp"), also known simply as "Julvisa" (in English: "Christmas Carol"), Op. 1/4, is an art song for vocal soloist and piano written in 1909 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, who set an 1887 Christmas ...
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.
[12] [13] In 2014, there was a citizens' initiative about choosing the Finlandia Hymn as the national anthem, [14] and in 2016 members of the National Coalition Party began campaigning to stop using "Maamme" in favour of the Finlandia Hymn, however, opinions were not unanimous in the party, [15] and the campaign fell short of its goal. [16]
It begins and ends with recitation for the narrator, accented by brass chords. The center of the work is a dramatic chorus, often in unison and accompanied by a symphony orchestra. [ 4 ] It has been considered as a test piece for Finlandia in terms of accessibility and some effects of orchestration.
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