Jean Sibelius: biography, works. How many symphonies a composer wrote?

Jean Sibelius - Finnish composer, whose works belong to the category of the most valuable treasures of classical music. Many of his works revered musicians, critics and music lovers all over the world. His music relates to the style of early romanticism and the Viennese classical school.

Biography

Jean Sibelius, whose biography is presented in this article, was born in 1865 in Finland. The future composer's father was a military doctor. When Ian was 3 years old, the head of the family died of typhoid fever. Brought up the boy's mother. Gustav remained debts, besides the funeral cost are very expensive. The widow could not keep the house. The manor and most of the property was given to the creditors by debt. The widow and three children the doctors moved to grandma's house.

Future composer Jean Sibelius childhood had a very vivid imagination. He always made up stories about fairies. Mother Sibelius played the piano and was introduced to the music of children. The whole family attended concerts. From an early age children in the family of Sibelius was teaching music. Sister Jan learned to play the piano. Brother – cello. Sam Yan first learned to play the piano, but then expressed a desire to change the tool and moved to the violin. The boy was restless, and to keep him diligently engaged, the teacher first beat him, hand knitting for knitting. His first work Sibelius wrote in 10 years. His interest for music has increased with time, and he began to play in a brass band. At school Ian was very distracted. In the margins of his notebooks he used to write music. But for getting good marks in botany and mathematics. Another hobby of the boy was reading.

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In 1885, Sibelius entered the University's law faculty. But soon dropped out, she was not interested in him. He enrolled at musicians Institute. His teacher was Martin Wegelius. Ian liked to study. He was the best student of his teacher. Works that Sibelius wrote in his student years, was performed by teachers and students of the Institute. In 1889 a young man he studied composition and music theory in Berlin. After another year in Vienna.

A Creative journey

After graduation and return to Finland, Sibelius made his formal debut as a composer. His first publicly performed work was the symphonic poem “Kullervo”, was based on a Finnish folk epic. Ian immediately became popular, he was declared a musical hope of the country. The first Symphony the composer wrote in 1899. The premiere was held in Helsinki. Thanks to his symphonies the composer gained international fame.

Sibelius actually completed his artistic career in 1926. In the subsequent thirty years of his life the world was waiting for his new writings, but he wrote only a small pieces that have no special significance to cultural heritage. Although there is evidence that he composed, but most of his manuscripts of that period destroyed. Maybe among them were significant works, but for some reason the author has not completed. In 40-ies of the 20th century the interest in music composer in the world was very low. But in Finland it is valued to this day as a symbol of the greatness of the country.

List of works

Those who are just starting to get acquainted with the work of this Finnish composer, the question arises: "Sibelius how many symphonies he wrote?" He composed many works. And symphonies were seven.

Symphony of Jean Sibelius:

• No. 1 e-moll.
• No. 2 in D major.
• No. 3 in C-dur.
• No. 4 a-moll.
• No. 5 Es-dur.
• No. 6 d-moll.
• No. 7 in C-dur

Symphonic poem

• “Saga”.
• "Finland".
• ‘Night of the jump and the sunrise Solnca».
• «Bag».
• «Oceanica».
• «Tapiola».
• «the nymph of the Forest”.
• «Daughter Pohjola”.
• “current”.

Suite Jean Sibelius:

• “Karelia”.
• “Suite for violin and piano".
• “Beloved”.
• ‘Little gem”.
• “For violin, viola and cello”.
• “the Genre Suite”.
• “rural”.

Music for plays and drama:

• “Lizard”.
• “Storm”.
• ‘Belshazzar's Feast”.
• “King Christian II”.
• "Scaramouche".
• "White Swan”.
• “Death”.
• “Everyone”.
• “pelléas and mélisande”.

And he also wrote overtures, plays, recitations to music, concerts, marches, scenes, instrumental serenades, ballads for orchestra, legends, humorous pieces, dances, quartets, impromptus, sonatas, works for choir, cantatas, ballads, hymns, songs for voice with accompaniment, Aria, variations, Opera and so on.

Freemasonry

Jean Sibelius for many years was in the Masonic order and was one of its outstanding figures. He – one of the founders of the Lodge in Helsinki. Over time, he became the chief organist of the Finnish masons. In 1927, Sibelius wrote nine works, which were combined by the composer in a private collection. He wore the name “music for Masonic ceremonies”. For the first time the collection was published in 1936. The works were intended for distribution among the masons. In 1950, the collection has been corrected, supplemented with new compositions and published again. Walked in and the famous symphonic poem"Finland", which during the ceremony was accompanied by a special text.

House composer

Jean Sibelius in 1904 settled in järvenpää near lake Tuusula, together with his family. His last works the composer wrote here. Sibelius loved his house. Is often met creative people with whom was a friend of the composer. Died Jean Sibelius 20 Sep 1957 in her beloved house. His wife continued to live there after his death until the early 1970s. In 1972, the descendants of the composer sold the house to the state. Now there is a Museum. It is open for visits were in 1974.

Museum Jean Sibelius

It is Finland's only music Museum. It was created during the life of the composer. A Museum was thanks to the efforts of Professor of musicology Otto Andersson. He gave the city his collection of musical instruments. In the 30 years of the 20th century the Museum became the owner of manuscripts of the composer Jean Sibelius, as well as detailed data about the biography and work of the composer. All of this gave each of Jan - Adolf Paul. Originally the Museum was called “a Musical and historical collection of the åbo Akademi University”. In 1949 it was renamed in honor of the composer who had personally given the consent. In the Museum you can get acquainted with the works of Jean Sibelius, to see a collection of 350 musical instruments, and visit concerts and exhibitions.