biography
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Sibelius, Jean (Julius Christian)
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pronunciation:
[sibaylius]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1865–1957)
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| biography:
| Composer, born in Tavastehus, S Finland. He turned from law to music, studying at the Helsinki Conservatory, Berlin, and Vienna. A passionate nationalist, he wrote a series of symphonic poems based on episodes in the Finnish epic Kalevala. From 1897 a state grant enabled him to devote himself entirely to composition, and his seven symphonies (he destroyed his eighth), symphonic poems - notably Finlandia (1899) - and violin concerto won great international as well as national popularity. |
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