Sibelius
[si-bey-lee-uh s, -beyl-yuh s; Finnish si-bey-lyoo s]
- Jean (Ju·li·us Chris·tian) [zhahn yoo-lyoo s kris-tyahn] /ʒɑn ˈyu lyʊs ˈkrɪs tyɑn/, 1865–1957, Finnish composer.
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Sibelius, the Finn, is a composer with a marked temperament.
Ivory Apes and PeacocksJames Huneker
It was with the sanction of a people that Sibelius came to his task.
Musical PortraitsPaul Rosenfeld
Too often Sibelius's individuality is cluttered and muffled by that of other men.
Musical PortraitsPaul Rosenfeld
Still, the honesty, the grimness and savagery and lack of sensuality, are Sibelius's own.
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Few modern composers of eminence are as singularly uneven as Sibelius.
Musical PortraitsPaul Rosenfeld
Sibelius
- Jean (ʒan). 1865–1957, Finnish composer, noted for his seven symphonies, his symphonic poems, such as Finlandia (1900) and Tapiola (1925), and his violin concerto (1905)
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