Sibelius, Jean

Period: Early 20th Century

Born: Friday, December 8, 1865 in Hämeenlinna, Finland

Died: Friday, September 20, 1957 in Järvenpää, Finland

Nation of Origin: Finland

Major Works:

Orchestral:
The Swan of Tuonela; King Christian II, Op. 27 (1898) Finlandia, Op. 26 (1899)

Other Information:


General Bibliography:

Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186

Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413

Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257

Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679

Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109


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