Kuolema

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Kuolema (Death) is a 1903 drama by Arvid Järnefelt. The drama is notable for its score, a collection of six compositions created by his brother-in-law, Jean Sibelius, and the famous excerpt, Valse Triste (Sad Waltz).

[edit] The Score

1. Valse Triste Op. 44 No. 1
2. Scene with Cranes (Szene mit Kranichen, Scène avec grues) Op. 44 No. 2
3. Canzonetta Op. 62a
4. Valse romantique Op. 62b

[edit] Trivia

• The animated film Allegro non troppo used Valse Triste in Feline Fantasies, a segment about a cat roaming around the ruins of the house it once inhabited.

[edit] Media