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The Finlandia hymn (Finnish: Finlandia-hymni) refers to a serene hymn -like section of the patriotic symphonic poem Finlandia, written in 1899 and 1900 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was later re-worked by the composer into a stand-alone piece. [1] With words written in 1940 by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi, [2] it is one of the most ...
Finlandia, Op. 26, is a tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was written in 1899 and revised in 1900. It was written in 1899 and revised in 1900. The piece was composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899, a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire , and was the last of seven pieces performed as an accompaniment to a tableau depicting episodes from ...
FINLANDIA was first used as a hymn tune in the Scottish Church Hymnary (1927) and the Presbyterian Hymnal (1933). The melody features several repeated and varied melody lines. It is clearly an instrumental tune, but with diligent leadership by organists, congregations can sing the various cadential tones to their proper length.
Finlandia, tone poem for orchestra by Jean Sibelius, the best-known of his works. It was composed in 1899 and premiered in the composer’s native Finland, reaching an international audience the following year. The central melody is sometimes sung—with words not original to Sibelius—as the hymn “Be Still, My Soul.”.
- Betsy Schwarm
Sibelius loved Finland. One of his most beloved works is Finlandia, which is about the Finnish people overcoming their enemies. Written in 1899, Finlandia is a tone poem – this means it was ...
In Finland the Finlandia Hymn was not sung until Finnish words for it were written by the opera singer Wäinö Sola in 1937. After the Russian aggression against Finland in 1939 (The Winter War) the Finnish poet V.A. Koskenniemi supplied a new text, the one that has been used ever since. Sibelius arranged the Hymn for mixed choir as late as 1948.
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Today, during modern performances of Finlandia in its entirety, a choir is sometimes involved, singing the Finnish lyrics with the hymn section. [5] The Finlandia hymn is often proposed as an official national song or anthem of Finland. [3] In 1934, Lloyd Stone wrote "This is my song", to the Finlandia tune, as an international song of peace ...
