Six Partsongs
Choral songs by Jean Sibelius (1893–1901) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Six Partsongs (sometimes listed as the Six Songs; deprecated title Nine Partsongs or Nine Songs), Op. 18, is a collection of Finnish-language a cappella choral pieces written from 1893 to 1901 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Originally composed for male choir, the composer subsequently arranged Nos. 1, 3–4, and 6 (under the same catalogue number) for mixed choir. The Six Partsongs are as follows:
- "Sortunut ääni" ("The Broken Voice"), Op. 18/1 (1898–1899, arr. for SATB 1898–1899)[2]
- "Terve kuu" ("Hail, Moon"), Op. 18/2 (1901)[3]
- "Venemakta" ("The Boat Journey"), Op. 18/3 (1893, arr. for SATB 1914)[4]
- "Saarella palaa" ("Fire on the Island"), Op. 18/4 (1895, arr. for SATB 1898)[5]
- "Metsämiehen laulu" ("The Woodsman's Song"), Op. 18/5 (1899)[3]
- "Sydämeni laulu" ("Song of My Heart"), Op. 18/6 (1898, arr. for SATB 1904)[6]
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Choral works by Jean Sibelius | |
Opus | 18 |
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Language | Finnish |
Composed | 1893 (1893)–1901 |
Publisher | piecemeal by several firms[1] |
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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.[7]