Spring Song (Sibelius)

*Spring Song*
Spring Song
Tone poem by Jean Sibelius
	The composer in 1913
Native name	Vårsång
Catalogue	Op. 16
Period	Late-Romantic
Composed	1894 (r. 1895, 1902)
Duration	8 minutes
Premiere
Date	21 June 1894
Location	Vaasa, Finland
Conductor	Jean Sibelius

Spring Song (Swedish title: Vårsång), Op. 16, is a single-movement tone poem for orchestra written in 1894 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

The piece was initially composed as Improvisation for Orchestra, in the key of D major. Sibelius recast it in F major, and retitled the work in 1895, appending the subtitle "The Sadness of Spring" to that (unpublished) version, then made final, pre-publication revisions in 1902.^[1]

The piece contains an optimism that is relatively rare among Sibelius' works. It is known for its prominent use of bells at the end of the song.^[2]

Structure[]

The work is scored for 2 flutes (both doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B♭), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (in F), 3 trumpets (in F), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, glocken, violins, violas, cellos and double basses.^[3] Spring Song takes about 8 minutes to play.

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References[]

^ Erik Tawaststjerna (19 April 2012). Sibelius Volume I: 1865-1905. Faber & Faber. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-571-28717-8.
^ Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. Yale University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9780300111590.
^ Score, Sibelius: Vårsång (Frühlingslied), Breitkopf und Härtel, Leipzig, 1903

External links[]

Spring Song: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Johnston, Blair. Spring Song at AllMusic

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[Tawaststjerna2012-1] Erik Tawaststjerna (19 April 2012). Sibelius Volume I: 1865-1905. Faber & Faber. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-571-28717-8.

[2] Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. Yale University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9780300111590.

[3] Score, Sibelius: Vårsång (Frühlingslied), Breitkopf und Härtel, Leipzig, 1903

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