The Swan of Tuonela
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The Swan of Tuonela is a hauntingly atmospheric symphonic poem by Jean Sibelius, inspired by Finnish mythology and renowned for its lyrical English horn solo and evocation of a mystical, deathly river.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphonic poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tuonelan joutsen, Op. 22 No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 9 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedMythologicalPlace | Tuonela GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
afterlife
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death ⓘ mysticism ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Tuonela, the land of the dead ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 22 No. 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1890s ⓘ |
| depicts | a mystical swan swimming on the river of death ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
English horn
NERFINISHED
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bass clarinet ⓘ harp ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ |
| firstVersionCompleted | 1893 ⓘ |
| genre | late-Romantic music ⓘ |
| influencedBy | national romanticism in music ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Finnish mythology
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Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | E-flat minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementType | single-movement work ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dark, atmospheric orchestration
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prominent English horn solo ⓘ slow, meditative tempo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocation of a mystical, deathly river
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use of orchestral color to create atmosphere ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Finnish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Tuonelan joutsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Four Legends from the Kalevala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lemminkäinen Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | one of Sibelius’s most famous early orchestral works ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second piece in the Lemminkäinen Suite ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedVersionCompleted | 1895 ⓘ |
| scoring | orchestra ⓘ |
| style | tone poem ⓘ |
| workNumberInSet | 2 of 4 in Four Legends from the Kalevala ⓘ |
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