Rakastava
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Choral composition by Jean Sibelius | |
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Movements | 4 |
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Rakastava (The Lover),
History
In 1894, Sibelius completed Rakastava, a cycle of four a cappella songs for men's chorus on a Finnish text in Book 1 of the collection of Finnish folk poems, the Kanteletar.[1][2] He first set it in 1894, as an entry for a local competition. He won the second prize, while the first prize went to his former teacher.[3] Sibelius arranged the cycle for men's chorus and string orchestra in 1894, and for mixed choir in 1898.[1]
Sibelius used the cycle as the basis for the orchestral suite Rakastava for
Music
Structure of the song cycle
- Miss' on kussa minun hyväni
- Eilaa, eilaa
- Hyvää iltaa lintuseni
- Käsi kaulaan, lintuseni[1]
Structure of the suite
- Rakastava, Andante con moto (common time, D minor)
- Rakastetun tie (The way of the lover), Allegretto (3
4, B♭ major) - Hyvää iltaa ... Jää hyvästi (Good evening, farewell), Andantino (cut time, F major & D minor)[5]
In the first movement, the strings sound light and beautiful. The choral part of the second movement was changed to "murmurs on the strings and wonderfully flexible melodic progressions."[1] The third movement is deeply emotional as its model.[1]
Recordings
The orchestral work was recorded along with other music by Sibelius, including
Literature
- Tomi Mäkelä: "Jean Sibelius und seine Zeit" (German), Laaber-Verlag, Regensburg 2013
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Other orchestral works / The Lover". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Rakastava (The Lover)". Oxford Dictionary of Music. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b Johnston, Blair. "Rakastava (The Lover), for male chorus (with or without string orchestra), JS 160". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Dettmer, Roger. "Jean Sibelius / Rakastava (The Lover), suite for string orchestra, triangle & timpani, Op. 14". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Sibelius, Jean (1913). Rakastava – Miniature Score Edition. Breitkopf & Haertel.
- ^ Barnett, Rob (2004). "Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.