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Finlandia, Op. 26, is a tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. 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 … See more
The tone poem is scored for large orchestra, consisting of the following:
Woodwinds 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B♭ clarinets, 2 bassoons Brass 4 horns, 3 … See moreAs with the Karelia Suite, the original Press Celebrations Music suite was never originally released under Sibelius' supervision, but … See more
• Hepokoski, James (2004). "Finlandia awakens." In Daniel M. Grimley, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius (Cambridge University Press), pp. 81–94.
• Dahlström, Fabian [in … See more• Finlandia, Op. 26: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Full score of a number of Sibelius's tone poems, including … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license