Lemminkäinen Suite
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Lemminkäinen Suite is a four-movement orchestral work by Jean Sibelius inspired by the Finnish Kalevala, notable for its vivid tone-painting and the popular movement "The Swan of Tuonela."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral suite
ⓘ
tone poem cycle ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Four Legends from the Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Finnish mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1890s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century music ⓘ |
| firstVersionCompleted | 1895 ⓘ |
| form | programmatic music ⓘ |
| genre | orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueNumber | Op. 22 ⓘ |
| inspiredByCharacter | Lemminkäinen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByPlace | Tuonela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyMovement | The Swan of Tuonela in E-flat minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement |
Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lemminkäinen in Tuonela NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemminkäinen’s Return NERFINISHED ⓘ The Swan of Tuonela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementOrder |
1. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2. The Swan of Tuonela ⓘ 3. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela ⓘ 4. Lemminkäinen’s Return NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocative depiction of the underworld
ⓘ
popularity of The Swan of Tuonela as a concert piece ⓘ vivid tone-painting ⓘ |
| notableMovement | The Swan of Tuonela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
large Romantic orchestra
ⓘ
prominent cor anglais solo in The Swan of Tuonela ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble | Helsinki Philharmonic Society Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Finlandia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kullervo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revised | yes ⓘ |
| revisionPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
death and resurrection in Tuonela
ⓘ
heroic return journey ⓘ mythological adventures of Lemminkäinen ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | 45 minutes ⓘ |
| workTitleInFinnish |
Lemminkäis-legender
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lemminkäis-sarja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.