Table of Contents

Editorial Note Preface Acknowledgments From Youth to Maturity Introduction Jean Siblius and Vienna by Peter Revers Interlude I: Sibelius in the 1890s Sibelius, The Kalevala, and Karelianism by William A. Wilson Sibelius and Wagner by Eero Tarasti Sibelius's Second Symphony and the Legacy of Symphonic Lyricism by David Haas Masterworks Interlude II: 1900-1914 The Violin Concerto by Erkki Salmenhaara The Essence of Sibelius: Creation Myths and Rotational Cycles in Luonnotar by James Hepokoski "Symphonic Fantasy": A Synthesis of Symphonic Thinking in Sibelius's Seventh Symphony and Tapiola by Veijo MurtoMÄki "A Bridge to the World" Interlude III: Sibelius, Words, and Music Songs by Valeria Sirén Choral Works by Daniel Politoske Observations on Music and Musicians by Jean Sibelius The Compositional Process Sibelius's Seventh Symphony: An Introduction to the Manuscript and Printed Sources by Kari Kilpeläinen Sibelius in the Concert Hall and in Scholarship Interlude IV: A Composer and His Reputation Sibelius and England by Laura Gray Sibelius Research by Fabian Dahlström Chronological List of Works Register of Names Bibliography Index of Works General Index

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Offers new perspectives on the life and music of the Finnish composer based on newly-available primary sources and the latest thinking in the field of musiciology.

About the Author

GLENDA DAWN GOSS is Professor of Musicology at the University of Georgia and 1996 Visiting Professor at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. She is the author of Jean Sibelius and Olin Downes: Music, Friendship, Criticism (1995) and other studies on the music of the 20th century.

Reviews

?This collection comprises 13 chapters, each by a different scholar, addressing a range of textual amd contextual matters. James Hepokoski's "The Essence of Sibelius: Creation Myths and Rotational Cycles in Luonnotar," for instance, is a fascinating and well-written analysis of a tone poem rarely heard in the U.S. Five biographical interludes link the diverse contributions. Kudos to the editor, who, in addition to the interludes and a compilation of Sibelius's observations, has also provided a useful chronology of works and register of names. Highly recommended for large collections serving upper-division undergraduates and above.?-Choice

"This collection comprises 13 chapters, each by a different scholar, addressing a range of textual amd contextual matters. James Hepokoski's "The Essence of Sibelius: Creation Myths and Rotational Cycles in Luonnotar," for instance, is a fascinating and well-written analysis of a tone poem rarely heard in the U.S. Five biographical interludes link the diverse contributions. Kudos to the editor, who, in addition to the interludes and a compilation of Sibelius's observations, has also provided a useful chronology of works and register of names. Highly recommended for large collections serving upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice