Kuolema (Sibelius)
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Kuolema (Finnish: “Death”), JS 113, is incidental music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius for a play of that title by his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt, structured in six movements and originally scored for string orchestra, bass drum and a bell.[1] He conducted the first performance at the Finnish National Theatre in Helsinki on 2 December 1903. He drew individual works from the score and revised them as:
- Op. 44 no. 1 Valse triste, completed in 1904
- Op. 44 no. 2 Scene with Cranes, completed in 1906
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Kuolema | |
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Incidental music by Jean Sibelius | |
Opus | 44 |
Composed | 1903 (1903) |
Performed | 2 December 1903 (1903-12-02) |
Movements | 6 |
Scoring | string orchestra |
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For a 1911 production of the play, he added two new movements: