JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Jean Sibelius (/sɪˈbeɪliəs, -ˈbeɪljəs/;[1]
Swedish pronunciation (help·info)), born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius[2] (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957), was a Finnish violinist and composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. Widely recognized as his country's national composer, Sibelius is often credited for supporting the rise of the Finnish national identity in the country's struggle for independence.
SIBELIUS
By James L.S. Carter
From Merton College Chapel one lone night
As I passed by, I heard a sudden thrill-
Heightening wall of sound that seemed to build
A far off country, northern, cold and bright,
Wider and wider, altaring God's sight
Of holy nature, rising up to fill,
Fall from the inverse progress of lark's trill,
Dusks as a dawn, and Joy a horrid plight.
The great crescendo dulled to sadder sound.
Arrested in its course, as I had been,
And made to wonder at the genius-mind,
Who he might be, and how his star be found,
And wondering how much failing to have seen,
Before, how many wandering stars behind,
SIBELIUS' FIFTH SYMPHONY
By James L.S. Carter
From Turku Castle calls a hunting-horn,
Cries like some phoenix down through centuries
That in the wider vistas higher flies
Until it sees blown, glowing, golden corn,
Fluttering fields that ripple with the wind.
Vertiginously, parallax of flight
Rushes the vast lakes past until they fright,
Seeming to chase where sun's reflection winked,
Striding behind, trailing mind's aftermath.
Out in the darkness of the growing night
The gyring falcon fear's its master's wrath,
Cold, lonely,lost. Deserts of peasants' light
Through which shines labouring to build
Oh harvests of free joy, endlessly thrilled!
TURKU CASTLE
Turku Castle (Finnish: Turun linna, Swedish: Åbo slott) is a medieval building in the city of Turku in Finland. Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use in Finland. Turku Castle is the largest surviving medieval building in Finland. It was founded in the late 13th century and stands on the banks of the Aura River.
SIBELIUS'S FiFTH SYMPHONY (YOUTUBE)
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