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Finlandia (tr Hindsley)
Jean Sibelius (tr. Mark Hindsley)
This work bears the designation “Opus 25, Number 7.”
General Info
Year: 1900 / 1971
Duration: c. 7:49
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hindsley Transcriptions, through C. L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts - $62.00 | Score Only - $10.00 | Oversize Score Only - $25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Triangle
Errata
- Timpani, etc., 10 m. after reh. 5: Add reh. 6.
Program Notes
Finlandia, Op. 26, is a symphonic poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was written in 1899 and revised in 1900. The piece was composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899, a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire, and was the last of seven pieces performed as an accompaniment to a tableau depicting episodes from Finnish history. The premiere was on July 2, 1900, in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.
In order to avoid Russian censorship, Finlandia had to be performed under alternative names at various musical concerts. Titles under which the piece masqueraded were numerous, a famous example being Happy Feelings at the awakening of Finnish Spring, and A Scandinavian Choral March. Most of the piece is taken up with rousing and turbulent music, evoking the national struggle of the Finnish people. Towards the end, a calm comes over the orchestra, and the serenely melodic Finlandia Hymn is heard. Often incorrectly cited as a traditional folk melody, the Hymn section is of Sibelius's own creation.
Sibelius later reworked the Finlandia Hymn into a stand-alone piece. This hymn, with words written in 1941 by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi, is one of the most important national songs of Finland (though Maamme is the national anthem). With different words, it is also sung as a Christian hymn (Be Still, My Soul; also Hail, Festal Day), and was the national anthem of the short-lived African state of Biafra (Land of the Rising Sun).
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
- Florida: V
- Virginia: V
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Florida Symphonic Winds (Clearwater) (Jeffrey Traster, conductor) - 16 July 2022
- Foothill Symphonic Winds (Palo Alto, Calif.) (David Bruce Adams, conductor) – 6 December 2015
- University of Illinois Hindsley Symphonic Band (Jesse Leyva, conductor) – 25 April 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Andante Festivo (arr. Thurston) (1922/1930/1999)
- Be Still My Soul (arr. Swearingen) (1900/2016)
- Finlandia (tr. Cailliet) (1900/1939)
- Finlandia (tr. Hindsley) (1900/1971)
- Finlandia (arr. Kuikka) (1900/1967)
- Finlandia (tr. McAlister; ed. Reed) (1900/2004)
- Finlandia (arr. Molenaar) (1900/1964)
- Finlandia (arr. Page) (1900/1928)
- Finlandia (tr. Winterbottom) (1900/1908(?))
- Onward, Ye Peoples! (arr. Goldman) (1940)
- Overture in F Minor (trans. Ambrose) (1889/1988/2018)
- Petite Suite (arr. Fransman) (1891/1988)
- Preludio (ed. Corporon) (2010)
- Tiera (1899/c. 2011)
- Valse Triste (arr. Winterbottom)
Resources
- Finlandia, Wikipedia
- Sibelius, J.; Hindsley, M. [197-?]. Finlandia [score]. Hindsley Transcriptions: Urbana, Ill.