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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]
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]
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.
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. [7]
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 Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) wrote over 550 original works during his eight-decade artistic career. [1] This began around 1875 with a short miniature for violin and cello called Water Droplets (Vattendroppar), [2] and ended a few months before his death at age 91 with the orchestration of two earlier songs, "Kom nu hit, död" ("Come Away, Death") and "Kullervon valitus ...
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Some Finns have proposed that the Finnish national anthem be set as "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius, [8] with lyrics by V.A. Koskenniemi (Finnish) and Joel Rundt (Swedish). It is said that Pacius composed the tune in four days. It was popular throughout the 19th century but established its current position only after Pacius' death. [9]