Kuolema (Sibelius)
| Kuolema | |
|---|---|
| Incidental music by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer in 1904, by Albert Edelfelt | |
| Catalogue | Op. 44 |
| Composed | 1903 |
| Performed | 2 December 1903 |
| Scoring | orchestra |
Kuolema (Death), Op. 44, is incidental music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius for a play of that name by Arvid Järnefelt, structured in six movements. He conducted the first performance at Helsinki's National Theatre on 2 December 1903. He drew individual works from the score and revised them under two opus numbers:
- Op. 44 no. 1 Valse triste, completed in 1904
- Op. 44 no. 2 Scene with Cranes, completed in 1906
- Op. 62a Canzonetta (Rondino der Liebenden) for string orchestra, first version in 1906, final version in 1911
- Op. 62b Valse romantique (Waltz intermezzo), completed in 1911[1][2]
Literature
- Tomi Mäkelä: "Jean Sibelius und seine Zeit" (German), Laaber-Verlag, Regensburg 2013
References
- ↑ "Other orchestral works / Music for the play Death: Valse triste, Scene with Cranes, Canzonetta, Valse romantique". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ Johnston, Blair. "Jean Sibelius / Kuolema (Death), incidental music for orchestra (I), Op. 44". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
External links
- 2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op.44: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- 2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op.62: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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