En saga
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En saga is a symphonic tone poem by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, known for its atmospheric orchestration and evocative, mythic character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| En saga canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
ⓘ
symphonic poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Finnish national romanticism
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Nordic mythic atmosphere ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 9 ⓘ |
| composer | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1892 ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 18 minutes ⓘ |
| genre |
programmatic orchestral music
ⓘ
symphonic tone poem ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
atmospheric orchestration
ⓘ
evocative character ⓘ mythic character ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
original 1892 version
ⓘ
revised 1902 version ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anton Bruckner
NERFINISHED
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Franz Liszt NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Swedish ⓘ |
| movementStructure | single-movement ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Herbert von Karajan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Osmo Vänskä NERFINISHED ⓘ Paavo Berglund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration |
2 bassoons
ⓘ
2 clarinets ⓘ 2 flutes ⓘ 2 oboes ⓘ 3 trombones ⓘ 3 trumpets ⓘ 4 horns ⓘ percussion ⓘ piccolo ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ tuba ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Grand Duchy of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1893-02-16 ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble | Helsinki Orchestral Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedIn | 1902 ⓘ |
| revisionMotivation |
orchestral refinement
ⓘ
structural tightening ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | A Fairy Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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