Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.
The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works Read Full BioJean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.
The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works, are regularly performed and recorded in his home country and internationally. His other best-known compositions are Finlandia, the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, the Violin Concerto, the choral symphony Kullervo, and The Swan of Tuonela (from the Lemminkäinen Suite). Other works include pieces inspired by nature, Nordic mythology, and the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, over a hundred songs for voice and piano, incidental music for numerous plays, the opera Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower), chamber music, piano music, Masonic ritual music, and 21 publications of choral music.
Sibelius composed prolifically until the mid-1920s, but after completing his Seventh Symphony (1924), the incidental music for The Tempest (1926) and the tone poem Tapiola (1926), he stopped producing major works in his last thirty years, a stunning and perplexing decline commonly referred to as "The Silence of Järvenpää", the location of his home. Although he is reputed to have stopped composing, he attempted to continue writing, including abortive efforts on an eighth symphony. In later life, he wrote Masonic music and re-edited some earlier works while retaining an active but not always favourable interest in new developments in music.
The Finnish 100 mark note featured his image until 2002, when the euro was adopted.[4] Since 2011, Finland has celebrated a Flag Day on 8 December, the composer's birthday, also known as the "Day of Finnish Music". In 2015, the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, a number of special concerts and events were held, especially in the city of Helsinki.
The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works Read Full BioJean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.
The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works, are regularly performed and recorded in his home country and internationally. His other best-known compositions are Finlandia, the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, the Violin Concerto, the choral symphony Kullervo, and The Swan of Tuonela (from the Lemminkäinen Suite). Other works include pieces inspired by nature, Nordic mythology, and the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, over a hundred songs for voice and piano, incidental music for numerous plays, the opera Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower), chamber music, piano music, Masonic ritual music, and 21 publications of choral music.
Sibelius composed prolifically until the mid-1920s, but after completing his Seventh Symphony (1924), the incidental music for The Tempest (1926) and the tone poem Tapiola (1926), he stopped producing major works in his last thirty years, a stunning and perplexing decline commonly referred to as "The Silence of Järvenpää", the location of his home. Although he is reputed to have stopped composing, he attempted to continue writing, including abortive efforts on an eighth symphony. In later life, he wrote Masonic music and re-edited some earlier works while retaining an active but not always favourable interest in new developments in music.
The Finnish 100 mark note featured his image until 2002, when the euro was adopted.[4] Since 2011, Finland has celebrated a Flag Day on 8 December, the composer's birthday, also known as the "Day of Finnish Music". In 2015, the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, a number of special concerts and events were held, especially in the city of Helsinki.
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Jean Sibelius Lyrics
Oi Suomi, katso, Sinun päiväs koittaa,
yön uhka karkoitettu on jo pois,
ja aamun kiuru kirkkaudessa soittaa
kuin itse taivahan kansi sois.
Yön vallat aamun valkeus jo voittaa,
sun päiväs koittaa, oi synnyinmaa.
Oi nouse, Suomi, nosta korkealle
pääs seppälöimä suurten muistojen,
oi nouse, Suomi, näytit maailmalle
sä että karkoitit orjuuden
ja ettet taipunut sä sorron alle,
on aamus alkanut, synnyinmaa.
Swedish translation by Joel Rundt.
O, Finland, se, din morgonljusning randas,
och natten skingras hotfullt mörk och lång.
Hör lärkans röst med rymdens susning blandas,
snart rymden fylles av jubelsång.
Se natten flyr och fritt du åter andas.
Din morgon ljusnar, o fosterland.
Stig högt, vårt land, som du ur natt dig höjde.
Den dag dig väntar, fritt och öppet möt
med samma kraft, med samma mod, du röjde,
när träldomsoket du sönderbröt.
Förtrycket aldrig dig till jorden böjde,
Ditt verk väntar, o fosterland.
English translation by Keith Bosley.
Finland, behold, thy daylight now is dawning,
the threat of night has now been driven away.
The skylark calls across the light of morning,
the blue of heaven lets it have its way,
and now the day the powers of night is scorning:
thy daylight dawns, O Finland of ours!
Finland, arise, and raise towards the highest
thy head now crowned with mighty memory.
Finland, arise, for to the world thou criest
that thou hast thrown off thy slavery,
beneath oppression's yoke thou never liest.
Thy morning's come, O Finland of ours!
Contributed by Adeline Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Hyljix
@Centuari how did i go "straight to insults"? you're pathetic, now that's an insult.
-In the 1880s, the Swedish state decided that all citizens of the country should speak Swedish. Beginning around this time, the schools in the area only taught in Swedish, and children were forbidden under penalty of physical punishment from speaking their own language at school even during class breaks. Native Finnish speakers were prevented by the authorities from learning Standard Finnish as a school subject for decades, which resulted in the survival of the language only in oral form.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%C3%A4nkieli#cite_note-5
(wikipedia's source)
L.W.A Douglas, Hur vi förlorade Norrland – How We Lost Norrland, Stockholm 1889, p.17
there are also plenty of news articles about the past.
Shin-i-chi Kozima
While listening to this great masterpiece ,
I am watching the cherry blossoms in full bloom .
Japanese spring is in full swing .
Everywhere in Japan is covered with the faint scent and the color of light pink of cherry blossoms in full bloom .
The great Finland ❗
When Finnish spring comes ,
let the Japanese cherry blossoms bloom in that great Finnish land ‼️
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
Shin-i-chi Kozima
@SatumainenOlento
Thank you so much to your Wonderful comment
The cluster amaryllis is in full bloom now on the hills and rivers's banks and fields.
In Tokyo,
the autumn insects are chirping In thin voices , trying tofulfill their fleeting lives.
Soon,
the ginkgo and maple leaves will fall, creating the gorgeous carpet of yellow and red on the earth
Good luck
Go for it
Shin-i-chi Kozima
@Ari Jao
You are welcome
May glory , prosperity and wealth be brought to your great and effulgent Finland where we Japanese deeply love and respect and long for
Cheer up ❗ Great Finland ‼️
Someday please come to Japan where loves Finland
Japanese delicious foods , heartfelt hospitality , exotic atmosphere and many amazing things wait for you
Japan waits for you
Amanda Schwartz
Start at 6:10
Oh Finland, look, your day is coming
Oi Suomi, katso, sinun päiväs koittaa
The threat of night has already been expelled
Yön uhka karkoitettu on jo pois
And in the brightness of the morning Fury calls
Ja aamun kiuru kirkkaudessa soittaa
Like the cover of heaven itself
Kuin itse taivahan kansi sois
The powers of the night are already overcome by the morning light
Yön vallat aamun valkeus jo voittaa
Sun's day is coming, O country of birth
Sun päiväs koittaa, oi synnyinmaa
Oh get up, Finland, lift it high
Oi nouse, Suomi, nosta korkealle
Get wreathed with great memories
Pääs seppelöimä suurten muistojen
Oh arise, Finland, you showed the world
Oi nouse, Suomi, näytit maailmalle
You betrayed slavery
Sa että karkoitit orjuuden
And you didn't bend over to oppression
Ja ettet taipunut sa sorron alle
It's morning, my country of birth
On aamus alkanut, synnyinmaa
Hugo França
One of the proudest people in Europe, and so they should be, not only for bravely fighting off for their homeland against the Russians but also because it's one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Greetings from Portugal!
EDIT: This is not a political comment. It's just an example of how brave Finns have always been throughout the ages, a true showcase of resilience, either against the harsh climate or against other countries who tried to invade them. All in defense of their survival and of their culture.
Ohioan Empire
@Javier Salvador are you saying we should despise where we live?
mezekut12
@Ty Nao no need for any schools to teach us anything, we have our grandfathers telling us the wars just how it was.
mezekut12
@Ty Nao so ur saying that winter war didn't happen? Or continuation war? :D
mezekut12
@Javier Salvador the original commentors comment has not anything to do with facism :D
Pame
@Hugo França Welcome 😀
OrcCorp
Hyvää Sibeliuksen ja suomalaisen musiikin päivää 8.12.2019 🇫🇮🎶🎺🎻🎵 tämän mestariteoksen pitäisi olla maamme kansallislaulu. Kukaan ei laula, vaan on hiljaa aloillaan koko mahtavan 9,5 minuuttia 👌🏼😂
JUAN FRANSISCO VAZQUEZ ROJAS
Espero no ofender pero en ese tiempo no gustaba su forma. De. Interpretar la musica
Chris Saven
täysin samaa mieltä, joskin voisi pilkkoa vähän kansainvälistä soittoa varten. Siellä lymyää semmoinen 5 minuuttinen että oksat pois
Kepe
Onhan tää hieno sävellys, mutta ei missään urheilutapahtumassa, varsinkaan kansainvälisessä, aleta soittaa jotain lähes 10 minuuttia kestävää biisiä palkintokorokkeella. Esim. F1:ssä soitetaan korkeintaan minuutin pätkä voittaneen kuskin kansallislaulua, jonka perään tulee korkeintaan minuutin pätkä tallin kotimaan kansallislaulua. Mistäs tästä Finlandiasta pätkäistään sellanen minuutin pätkä? Ei oikein mistään kohti kun sävellys elää koko 10 minuutin ajan niin paljon. Jos vaikka aloitetaan kohdasta 4:19 niin saadaan mahtipontinen ja hienolta kuulostava pätkä, mutta siinä ei ole mitään luonnollista kohtaa 60 sekunnin sisällä johon voisi lopettaa. Sanoitetusta versiosta sais pätkäistyä just ensimmäisen minuutin niin että se loppuu järkevään kohtaan, mutta sanoitettu versio kuulostaa joltain älyttömän tylsältä kirkossa veisattavalta virreltä, vaikka siinä kauniit sanat onkin. Maamme-laulussa on sentään jotain menoa ja se erottuu monien muiden maiden tylsääkin tylsemmistä kansallisvirsistä.