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Jean Sibelius
Name: JeanSurname: Sibelius
Born: December 8, 1865
Died: September 20, 1957
While some critics of his era found him insufficiently radical, the composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) has never had a problem finding audiences who love and enjoy his music. A national hero in his native Finland, Sibelius wrote seven symphonies and likely planned an eighth. Alongside these, his ton... More informatione poems and concert works exhibit splendidly the distinctive elements of his musical style: expressive melodies, simple but richly orchestrated harmonies and a stately elegance influenced by Tchaikovsky and Bruckner. En Saga, the Karelia suite and the Violin Concerto are among his best-known works, but the most famous is the single-movement symphonic poem Finlandia – its main theme became a quasi-national anthem in Finland and the tune to several Christian hymns.
Sibelius was born Johan, but as a student he changed his first name to its French form, Jean. He began learning music too late to follow a performing career, so he took to composing and had completed the majority of his output by the late 1920s, despite living another three decades. Less information
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, Orchestra, Horn
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Baroque, Early 20th century, Opera
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Piano, violin, Orchestra
in the genre New Age, Classical and category Romantic, Early 20th century, Free, Scores
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Orchestra, Clarinet
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Early 20th century, Free, Scores
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments English Horn
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Scores, finnish
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Orchestra, Clarinet
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Free, Scores, finnish
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Piano
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Early 20th century, Free, Scores
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Piano, Guitar, Cello, violin, Voice, strings, bass, Choir
in the genre New Age, Classical, Folk and category Hymn, Romantic, Free, Guitar tabs, Scores
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Triangle, Timpani
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Early 20th century, Free, Scores
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Orchestra
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Free, Scores, finnish
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments String Quartet
and category Romantic Period
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Clarinet
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Scores, finnish
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Guitar tabs, Scores, finnish
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Orchestra, Baritone
in the genre Classical and category Choir, Romantic, Early 20th century, Free
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments strings
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Early 20th century, Free, Scores
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Voice
in the genre Classical and category Choir, Romantic, Early 20th century, Lieder
By Jean Sibelius
in the genre Classical and category Choir, Romantic, Early 20th century, Free
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Piano
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Early 20th century, Free, Scores
By Jean Sibelius
in the genre Classical and category Choir, Romantic, Early 20th century, Free
By Jean Sibelius
in the genre Classical and category Choir, Romantic, Early 20th century, Free
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments strings
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Early 20th century, Free, Scores
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments Orchestra
in the genre Classical and category Romantic, Early 20th century, Free, Scores
By Jean Sibelius
in the genre Classical and category Choir, Romantic, Early 20th century, Lieder
By Jean Sibelius for the instruments percussion
and category 20th Century, Scandinavian
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