Press Celebrations Music, JS 137 (Sibelius, Jean)

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34 more: Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet (E♭) (ossia Flute 2) • Clarinet (A) 1 • Clarinet (B♭) 1 (ossia Clarinet in A 1) • Clarinet (A) 2 • Bass Clarinet (ossia Bassoon 2) • Soprano Saxophone (ossia Oboe 1) • Soprano Saxophone (ossia Oboe 2) • Alto Saxophone (ossia Oboe 2) • Baritone Saxophone (ossia Bassoon 1) • Baritone Saxophone (ossia Bassoon 2) • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • French Horn (F) 1 • French Horn (F) 2 • French Horn (F) 3 • French Horn (F) 4 • Trumpet (F) 1 • Trumpet (E♭) 1 (ossia Trumpet in F 1) • Trumpet (C) 1 (ossia Trumpet in F 1) • Trumpet (B♭) 1 (ossia Trumpet in F 1) • Trumpet (F) 2 • Trumpet (C) 2 (ossia Trumpet in F 2) • Trumpet (B♭) 2 (ossia Trumpet in F 2) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Euphonium (C) (ossia French Horn 2) • Euphonium (C) (ossia French Horn 4) • Tuba • Timpani • Clash Cymbal

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Work Title Press Celebrations Music
Alternative. Title Music for the Days of the Press; Musiikkia Sanomalehdistön päivien juhlanäytäntöön; Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki
Composer Sibelius, Jean
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. JS 137
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJS 128
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Preludio and 6 tableaux:
Preludio (G major) [without strings]
Tableau 1. Vainamoinen delights Nature, and the peoples of Kaleva and Pohjola, with his song
(Väinämöinen ilahduttaa laulullaan luontoa, Kalevan ja Pohjolan kansaa)
Tableau 2. The Finns are baptized (Suomen kansa tulee kristityksi)
Tableau 3. Scene from Duke Johan's Court (Juhana-herttuan hovista)
Tableau 4. The Finns in the Thirty Years War (Suomalaiset 30-vuotisessa sodassa)
Tableau 5. The Great Hostility (Isonvihan aikana)
Tableau 6. Finland Awakes (Suomi herää)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1899
First Performance. 1899/11/04
Average DurationAvg. Duration 40 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
External Links Sibelius.fi
Extra Information Tableaux 1, 4 and 3 were later reworked as Scènes historiques I, Op.25; Tableau 6 was reworked as Finlandia, Op.26.