Jean Sibelius
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Recurring Music Series: Symphony, Sibelius #2 in D Major
We proceed with the Recurring Music Series, today in the example of a grand piece of the symphony genre. animal noble presents Recurring Music Series: Symphony, Sibelius #2 December 16 at 1 pm EST on Clubhose Symphony No.2 in D major, Opus 43 Jean Sibelius (*XII 8 1865) Movements:I. Allegretto (D major, 333 bars)II. Tempo…
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Jean Sibelius *XII 8 1865 — The Life You Give
Jean Sibelius was born in Hämeenlinna, Finland, on 8th December 1865, the second of three children. His father died when ‘Janne’ was only two. Although the language spoken at home was Swedish, Janne attended Hämeenlinna’s pioneering Finnish-speaking grammar school. Music was encouraged at home, and before long Janne was improvising and composing pieces of his…
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The Symphony: Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
The 20th century Important symphonists of the early 20th century include many non-Germans. Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius, the former Danish, the latter Finnish, both owe much to the Viennese symphonists but acquired individual styles that resulted in new conceptions of symphonic form. Nielsen’s six symphonies display a kind of unity based on “progressive” or…
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The Life You Give: Jean Sibelius *1865
Jean Sibelius was born in Hämeenlinna, Finland, on 8th December 1865, the second of three children. His father died when ‘Janne’ was only two. Although the language spoken at home was Swedish, Janne attended Hämeenlinna’s pioneering Finnish-speaking grammar school. Music was encouraged at home, and before long Janne was improvising and composing pieces of his…
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