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  1. Finlandia had its origins in political protest. It was written for the Finnish Press Pension Celebration of 1899, a thinly veiled rally in support of freedom of the Finnish press, then largely controlled by tsarist Russia. Sibelius’s contribution to the three-day pageant was a set of nationalistic musical tableaux.
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    Finlandia had its origins in political protest. It was written for the Finnish Press Pension Celebration of 1899, a thinly veiled rally in support of freedom of the Finnish press, then largely controlled by tsarist Russia.
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    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.” Finlandia had its origins in political protest.
    9 mins. ( orig. 9 mins.) Finlandia, Op . 26, is a tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was written in 1899 and revised in 1900.
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    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.”
    The music of Finlandia is exciting and dramatic. It sounds like the Finnish people struggling to be free. Towards the end the music becomes calm and a lovely tune is played. It is a hymn tune which became known as Finlandia. Many years later Sibelius set some words to this hymn and it is often sung as a separate piece by a choir.
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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

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    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 more

    As 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 … See more

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