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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 pieces
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Composition Year | 1917-18 |
Genre Categories | Marches; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
Contents |
Work Title | Two Marches |
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Alternative. Title | Jääkärien marssi |
Composer | Sibelius, Jean |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.91 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJS 42 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 pieces
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1917-18 |
First Performance. | 1918-01-19 in Helsinki (No.1)
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First Publication. | 1918 (No.1) 1922 (No.2) |
Librettist | 1. Heikki Nurmio 2. Jalmari Finne (1874-1938) |
Language | Finnish |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | Male Chorus and Piano |
words by Heikki Nurmio. Completed in 1917; first official performance in Helsinki on 19th January 1918 (Akademiska sångföreningen and a brass septet [!] under Olof Wallin). Arrangement for orchestra and male voices ad lib. 1918; first performance in Helsinki on 21st April 1919 (Helsinki City Orchestra under Robert Kajanus).
words by Jalmari Finne. Completed in 1918. Arrangement for mixed-voice choir and orchestra in 1918, arrangement for mixed-voice choir and piano 1921, arrangement for two female voices and piano (The World Song of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) 1951-52.