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Composer of classical music                          

Selected Works:

Symphonies:

Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39  - 1899 - 1900
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43  - 1902
Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52  - 1907
Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63 - 1911
Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82 - 1915, revised 1916 and 1919
Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 - 1923
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105 - 1924
Symphony No. 8

Orchestral works:

En Saga, Op. 9 - 1892
Karelia Overture, Op. 10 - 1893
Karelia Suite, Op. 11 - 1893
Lemminkäinen Suite - Four Legends from the Kalevala, Op.22 - 1893 - these legends, which include The Swan of Tuonela, are often performed separately.
Skogsrået - The Wood Nymph, Op. 15 - 1894
Vårsång, Op. 16 - 1894
Finlandia, with optional chorus, Op. 26 - 1899
Kuolema - Valse Triste and Scene with Cranes, Op. 44 - 1904 - 1906
Dance Intermezzo, Op. 45/2 - 1904/1907
Pohjolan tytär - Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 - 1906
Nightride and Sunrise, Op. 55 - 1909
Dryadi - The Dryad, Op. 45/1 - 1910
Two Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 62 - 1911
Barden - The Bard, Op. 64 - 1913 - 1914
Aallottaret - The Oceanides, Op. 73 - 1914
Tapiola, Op. 112 - 1926
Andante Festivo, for string orchestra - 1925/1930

Concertos:

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 - 1903/1905
Two Serenades, for violin and orchestra, Op. 69 - 1912

Vocal/Choral Orchestral

Kullervo, choral symphony for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra, Op. 7 - 1892
Rakastava - The Lover, for male voices and strings or strings and percussion, Op. 14 - 1893/1911
Sandels, improvisation for chorus and orchestra, Op. 28 - 1898
Snöfrid for reciter, chorus and orchestra, Op. 29 - 1899
Luonnotar, for soprano and orchestra, Op. 70 - 1913
Oma Maa - Our Fatherland, for chorus and orchestra, Op. 92 - 1918
Jordens sång - Song of the Earth, for chorus and orchestra, Op. 93 - 1919
Väinön virsi - Väinö's song, for chorus and orchestra, Op. 110 - 1926

Incidental music:

Karelia, Scenic Music for a Festival and Lottery in Aid of Education in the Province of Viipuri, - 1893
Kung Kristian - King Christian, Op. 27 - 1898
Kuolema, Op. 44 - 1903
Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51 - 1906
Svanevit - Swan-white, Op. 54 - 1908
Jedermann, Op. 83
Stormen - The Tempest, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, Op. 109 - 1925

Chamber/Instrumental
Voces intimae, Op. 56, string quartet - 1909

Piano:

Six Impromptus, Op. 5 - 1893
Sonata in F Major, Op. 12 - 1893
Three Sonatinas, Op. 67 - 1912
No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor
No. 2 in E Major
No. 3 in B-Flat Minor

Vocal/Choral:
Organ:

Intrada, Op. 111a - 1925
Surusoitto - Funeral Music for organ, Op. 111b - 1931

Tulen synty - The Origin of Fire, Op. 32 - 1902
Pelléas et Mélisande, Incidental music/Suite for orchestra, Op. 46 - 1905
Viisi joululaulua, Op. 1, five Christmas songs - 1895–1913
Seven Songs, Op.17, with lyrics by J. L. Runeberg, K.A. Tavaststjerna, Oscar Levertin, A.V. Forsman - Koskimies, Finnish surname, and Ilmari Calamnius - Kianto, Finnish surname. Composed between 1891 and 1904.

Incidental music to Hjalmar Procopé's play Belshazzar's Feast, Op.51 - 1906; this was mainly for orchestra but voices were called for in some places. He later rescored some sections of the incidental music as a purely orchestral suite; in 1939 he wrote a new version of the section called "Solitude" - originally called "The Jewish Girl’s Song" in the incidental music as a song, dedicated to Marian Anderson.
Jääkärimarssi - 1915


                          

Mother Maria Charlotta Sibelius
Father Christian Gustaf Sibelius                          

Known as "Janne" to his family, during his student years he began using the French form of his name, Jean.