- land and sky (recounted in
verses from the Kalevala)
becomes an
intense Sibelian metaphor for the
inexorable force of
terror of all creation. Considered...
-
composer "explore[d] new territory", with its "newly
arching lyricism", "
Sibelian starkness and sweep", and "dark,
brooding tone ... a
reflection of its...
-
Stearns gives a more
detailed insight: "The
first excerpt is
classic Sibelian announcement of a
first movement. There's a
genteel orchestral thunderclap...
- to
write serial music (1932). Yet
other works of that
period are post-
Sibelian or neo-classical, and his
output generally is
characterized by variety...
- belt · (outer)
Cybele Adjectives Cybelean /ˌsɪbəˈliːən/,
rarely Cybelian /
sɪˈbɛliən/
Orbital characteristics Epoch 4
September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) Uncertainty...
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composition style are
evident here. The
second subject sees the
return of
Sibelian moods, but Bax's
comprehensive musical technique is noticeable. The recapitulation...
-
consoling melodic lines that
never quite take off,
suggest even
closer Sibelian connections. But this
scrupulously prepared and
wonderfully performed premiere...
- of the
sonata (the left-hand tremolos) … In my
opinion the
sonata shows Sibelian piano style at its most genuine.
There is no
question of
there being any...
- made a big
breakthrough as a
composer despite the
success of the sombre,
Sibelian Symphony in G
minor (1934–1937) that is
generally regarded as his masterpiece...
- the
first movement can be
structurally analysed in many
different ways.
Sibelian scholars –
Cecil Gray (1935),
Gerald Abraham (1947),
Simon Parmet (1955)...
