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."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral suite
tone poem cycle
alternativeTitle Four Legends from the Kalevala
basedOn Finnish mythology
linked to: Finnish folklore

Kalevala
composer Jean Sibelius
compositionPeriod 1890s
countryOfOrigin Finland
era late 19th century music
firstVersionCompleted 1895
form programmatic music
genre orchestral music
hasCatalogueNumber Op. 22
inspiredByCharacter Lemminkäinen
inspiredByPlace Tuonela
keyMovement The Swan of Tuonela in E-flat minor
languageOfWork instrumental
movement Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari
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Lemminkäinen in Tuonela
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Lemminkäinen’s Return
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The Swan of Tuonela
movementOrder 1. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari
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2. The Swan of Tuonela
3. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela
4. Lemminkäinen’s Return
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notableFor evocative depiction of the underworld
popularity of The Swan of Tuonela as a concert piece
vivid tone-painting
notableMovement The Swan of Tuonela
numberOfMovements 4
orchestrationFeature large Romantic orchestra
prominent cor anglais solo in The Swan of Tuonela
premiereConductor Jean Sibelius
premiereCountry Finland
premiereEnsemble Helsinki Philharmonic Society Orchestra
premiereLocation Helsinki
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
relatedWorkByComposer Finlandia
Kullervo
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
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Lemminkäis-sarja
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Jean Sibelius notableWork Lemminkäinen Suite
Lemminkäinen inspiredWork Lemminkäinen Suite by Jean Sibelius
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Lemminkäinen inspiredMovement The Swan of Tuonela by Jean Sibelius
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English horn isFeaturedInWork Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
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The Swan of Tuonela partOf Lemminkäinen Suite
Lemminkäinen Suite movement Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari
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Lemminkäinen Suite movement Lemminkäinen’s Return
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Lemminkäinen Suite workTitleInFinnish Lemminkäis-sarja
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Lemminkäinen Suite workTitleInFinnish Lemminkäis-legender
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Lemminkäinen Suite movementOrder 1. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari
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Lemminkäinen Suite movementOrder 4. Lemminkäinen’s Return
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