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Jean Sibelius

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Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer whose symphonic works became closely identified with Finnish national identity during the country's movement toward independence from Russia. His tone poem Finlandia, composed in 1899 amid Russian censorship, was heard as a defiant expression of Finnish nationalism and remains his most widely recognized piece, while his seven symphonies, composed between 1899 and 1924, are valued for their organic formal development and their evocation of the northern landscape. After completing his Seventh Symphony and the tone poem Tapiola, Sibelius largely stopped composing for the last three decades of his life, a silence that has itself become a subject of musical study.

Facts
Birth Year
1865 1
Death Year
1957 1
Nationality
Finnish 1
Birth Date
1865-12-08 1
Death Date
1957-09-20 1
Death Place
Ainola, Jarvenpaa, Finland 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
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Practices

Music, Art Forms
Source Jean Sibelius, Wikipedia
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Nationality

Finland

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Jean Sibelius (; Finland Swedish: [ˈʃɑːn siˈbeːliʉs] ; born Johan Christian Julius Sibelius; 8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods.

Originated In

Russian Empire

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Sources
1. Jean Sibelius, Wikipedia
  • Lead, first sentence
    was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods.
  • Early life, birth sentence, year
    Sibelius was born on 8 December 1865 in
  • Early life, birth sentence, full date
    Sibelius was born on 8 December 1865 in
  • Later life, death sentence, year
    on the evening of 20 September 1957, Sibelius died of a
  • Later life, death sentence, full date
    on the evening of 20 September 1957, Sibelius died of a
  • Later life, death sentence, place
    at Ainola, at the age of 91
  • Lead section
    He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often credited with having helped Finland develop a stronger national identity when the country was struggling from several attempts at Russification in the late 19th century.
  • In Group: Romantic Composers, Lead
    Jean Sibelius (; Finland Swedish: [ˈʃɑːn siˈbeːliʉs] ; born Johan Christian Julius Sibelius; 8 December 1865-20 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods.
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