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The Finlandia hymn (Finnish: Finlandia-hymni) refers to a serene hymn-like section of the patriotic symphonic poem Finlandia, written in 1899 and 1900 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was later re-worked by the composer into a stand-alone piece. [ 1 ]
Georgia Harkness "A Song of Peace: A Patriotic Song", [1] [2] also known by its incipit, "This is my song", [3] is a poem written by Lloyd Stone (1912–1993). Lloyd Stone's words were set to the Finlandia hymn melody composed by Jean Sibelius in an a cappella arrangement by Ira B. Wilson that was published by the Lorenz Publishing Company in 1934.
Finlandia, Op. 26, is a tone 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. [6]
"Be Still, My Soul" (hymn), a Christian hymn set to Finlandia; Be Still My Soul (Abigail album) Be Still My Soul (Selah album) This page was last edited on ...
[12] [13] In 2014, there was a citizens' initiative about choosing the Finlandia Hymn as the national anthem, [14] and in 2016 members of the National Coalition Party began campaigning to stop using "Maamme" in favour of the Finlandia Hymn, however, opinions were not unanimous in the party, [15] and the campaign fell short of its goal. [16]
Stone wrote "This Is My Song" around the time of his graduation from the University of Southern California. In 1934, Ira B. Wilson of the Lorenz Publishing Company set Stone's words to the hymn-like portion of Finlandia by Jean Sibelius. This arrangement was published under the title "A Song of Peace". [21] [22]
Väinämöinen's Song (in Finnish: Väinön virsi; sometimes translated to English simply as Väinö's Song), Op. 110, is a single-movement, patriotic cantata for mixed choir and orchestra written in 1926 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
" Sydämeni laulu" ("Song of My Heart"), Op. 18/6 (1898, arr. for SATB 1904) [6] The lyrics for Nos. 2–3 come from Finland's national epic , the Kalevala , while Nos. 1 and 4 draw on its companion book of poetry, the Kanteletar ; finally, for Nos. 5–6 Sibelius set excerpts from the novel Seven Brothers ( Seitsemän veljestä ) by Aleksis Kivi .