Swanwhite (Sibelius)
| Swanwhite | |
|---|---|
| Incidental music by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer in 1913 | |
| Catalogue | Op. 54 |
| Composed | 1908 |
| Performed | 8 April 1908 |
| Scoring | orchestra |
Swanwhite (Svanevit), JS 189, is incidental music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius for a play of that title by August Strindberg. It consists of a horn call and thirteen movements. Sibelius completed it in 1908 and conducted the first performance at Helsinki's Swedish Theatre on 8 April 1908. Sibelius drew from it a suite in seven movements, Op. 54.[1]
Literature
- Tomi Mäkelä: "Jean Sibelius und seine Zeit" (German), Laaber-Verlag, Regensburg 2013
References
- ^ "Svanevit (Swanwhite) (Incidental music and orchestral suite)". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
