What was special about many of Jean Sibelius’s early works?
a) He was able to understand Finnish culture and render it in modern orchestral form.
b) He was able to score any music onto paper merely by hearing it; in return for this, orchestras agreed to play his works.
Consider This: What was the “Kalevala,” the basis for one of Sibelius’s tone poems? See 8.8: Narrative: A Song of the North.
c) His lively Swedish folk tunes attracted the attention of the Swedish king, who became a patron of his work.
Consider This: What was the “Kalevala,” the basis for one of Sibelius’s tone poems? See 8.8: Narrative: A Song of the North.
d) He created a new form of symphonic rhythm that has been widely adopted throughout Europe.
Consider This: What was the “Kalevala,” the basis for one of Sibelius’s tone poems? See 8.8: Narrative: A Song of the North.
a) He was able to understand Finnish culture and render it in modern orchestral form.
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