Swanwhite (Sibelius)
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Swanwhite | |
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Incidental music by Jean Sibelius | |
Catalogue | Op. 54 |
Composed | 1908 (1908) |
Performed | 8 April 1908 (1908-04-08) |
Scoring | orchestra |
Swanwhite (Svanevit), Op. 54, is incidental music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius for a play of that name 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. 54a.[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.