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After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music.(Book review)
After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music. By Tim Howell. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006. [xii, 308 p. ISBN-10: 0754651770; ISBN-13: 9780754651772. $99.95.] Bibliography, index, illustrations, music examples.
Back in the mid-1980s when I lived in Finland, I met an American expatriate who told me that he had come to live in Helsinki largely because of its vibrant musical culture. Finland is a small country in the remotest corner of Europe, but it has had a disproportionately large impact in music. Finnish conductors occupy many of the major orchestral posts throughout the world. Like the other Nordic countries, Finland has been at the forefront in the production of ...
- After Sibelius; studies in Finnish music.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News May 1, 2007 700+ words
9780754651772 After Sibelius; studies in Finnish music. Howell, Tim. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 308 pages...characteristics of the music of eight composers prominent after Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Beginning with a chapter on the legacy...
- GO: CLASSICAL: Finn's affinity with Sibelius.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) September 12, 2003 700+ words
...special significance for its Finnish music director Sakari Oramo. The...last instalment of Oramo's Sibelius symphonies cycle with the CBSO...the work of his fellow Finn Sibelius and said: "Sibelius is the greatest joy to perform...
- Sibelius, Jean Julius Christian
- Reference information from: World Encyclopedia January 1, 2005 700+ words
Sibelius, Jean Julius Christian (1865–1957) Finnish composer whose work represents the culmination of nationalism in Finnish music. He wrote chamber music and works for piano and organ, but is best...
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- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) Nathans, Aaron April 19, 2002 700+ words
...the music of Jean Sibelius. But it takes a true devotee of Finnish music to spend years...work promoting Finnish music. Sell was awarded...contributions to Finnish music go back to 1965...studied at the Sibelius Academy of Music...
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- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) Campbell, R.M. April 16, 1997 700+ words
...surprisingly, was strong. It was Jean Sibelius, the country's most celebrated composer...international life. Fear No Music chose neither Sibelius nor Sallinen for its Sunday program...Salonen when he was 20 and a student at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. It is predictably...
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- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Royce, Graydon September 25, 2009 700+ words
...who was named 2005 Conductor of the Year by Musical America, has drawn particular notice for his work with Beethoven and Sibelius, the Finnish composer. His three statewide tours included an all-Finnish program in Duluth -- the orchestra's first...
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- Press release article from: M2 Presswire December 18, 2007 700+ words
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- Sibelius Forum II: Proceedings from the Third International Jean Sibelius...
- Magazine article from: Notes Everett, William A. September 1, 2004 700+ words
Sibelius Forum II: Proceedings from the Third International Jean Sibelius Conference. Edited by Matti Huttunen, Kari Kilpelainen, and Veijo Murtomaki. Helsinki: Sibelius Academy, Department of Composition and Music Theory...