The Dryad (Sibelius)
| The Dryad | |
|---|---|
| Tone poem by Jean Sibelius | |
.png) The composer in 1904, by Albert Engström | |
| Native name | Dryaden |
| Catalogue | Op. 45 No. 1 |
| Performed | 8 October 1910 |
| Scoring | orchestra |
The Dryad (Dryaden), Op. 45 No. 1, is a tone poem by Jean Sibelius. He completed it in early 1910 between skiing trips. He conducted the first performance in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, on 8 October 1910, together with the premiere of In Memoriam. He arranged it for piano in 1910 (Die Dryade). The piece has been regarded as one of the composer's "shortest and most original orchestral works", as an "impressionist miniature", proceeding from fragments to a "dance-like theme".[1]
Literature
- Tomi Mäkelä: "Jean Sibelius und seine Zeit" (German), Laaber-Verlag, Regensburg 2013
References
- ↑ "Other orchestral works / The Dryad". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
External links
- The Dryad, Op.45 No.1: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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