Finlandia

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Finlandia is a symphonic tone poem by Jean Sibelius, renowned as a powerful expression of Finnish national identity and resistance.

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Finlandia canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work
symphonic poem
approximateDuration 8 minutes
associatedWith Finnish independence movement
catalogueNumber Op. 26
commissionedFor Press Celebrations of 1899
composer Jean Sibelius
countryOfOrigin Finland
dateOfComposition 1899
featuresInstrument brass
percussion
strings
woodwinds
firstPerformanceDate 1899
firstPerformancePlace Helsinki
genre late-Romantic music
hasAlternativeTitle Finlandia-hymni
hasArrangement band arrangement
choral version
piano solo version
hasMovement Finlandia Hymn
linked to: Finlandia-hymni
hasOpusNumber 26
hasSectionUsedAs Christian hymn tune
hasTheme patriotic
struggle and triumph
historicalContext Russian censorship in the Grand Duchy of Finland
hymnTuneName Finlandia
influenced Finnish national consciousness
isOneOf Jean Sibelius's most famous works
key E-flat major
languageOfTitle Finnish
notableSection Finlandia Hymn
linked to: Finlandia-hymni
originalTitle Suomi herää
originalTitleLanguage Finnish
partOf Press Celebrations Music
performedOnOccasion Finnish national celebrations
independence commemorations
positionInCycle final piece
premieredUnderConductor Robert Kajanus
revisedIn 1900
scoredFor symphony orchestra
stylePeriod Romantic
symbolizes Finnish national identity
resistance to oppression
usedForHymnText Be Still, My Soul
linked to: Be Still My Soul

This Is My Song
We Rest on Thee

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jean Sibelius notableWork Finlandia
Finlandia hymnTuneName Finlandia
Jean Sibelius notableWork Finlandia
subject linked to: Ain