Jean Sibelius - Softcover

Rickards, Guy

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ISBN 10: 0714847763 ISBN 13: 9780714847764

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2008

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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is perhaps Finland's most important musical figure. His beautiful compositions, inspired primarily by Finnish landscapes and literature, helped to form a national identity for his homeland. Sibelius' innovative symphonies and descriptive tone poems encapsulate his desire to create 'pure' music, and have become staples of the orchestral repertoire all over the world. This intriguing biography, which includes previously unavailable material, examines the life and work of this radical yet understated composer.
Jean Sibelius is part of Phaidon's successful 20th Century Composers series, which presents authoritative and engaging biographies of the great creative musicians of our time, augmented by striking visual material and essential reference information. This edition of the book features a whimsical new cover by Jean-Jacques Semp�, the world-renowned illustrator and cartoonist.

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This is the first single volume biography on the Finn Jean Sibelius, published in English to be published in nearly a decade. Sibelius is the most prominent and popular composer to have emerged from Northern Europe.

About the Author:

Guy Rickards was born in Germany and educated in England. He is a freelance writer on music, contributing frequently to Gramaphone and Tempo. He has written for the St. James Press lexicons Contemporary Composer and International Directory of Opera, as well as for periodicals such as Contemporary Music Review, BBC Music Magazine, the Guardian, Fazer Music News, Nordic Sounds, and the journals of the British Music and Havergal Brian Societies.

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