standard for the remainder of his output.
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I. Allegretto
III. Vivacissimo
IV. Finale: Allegro moderato
history during which a wave of national pride swept across the country
rousing symphonic poem Finlandia (1899) was eagerly adopted as a popular
performances.
and strange rustlings with granitic tonal fundamentals. Just as surely as his
under its own expressive weight. Feeling increasingly like a lone voice in the
two months short of his ninety-second birthday.
The opening decade of the twentieth century was a period of mixed fortunes
for Sibelius. His international reputation grew steadily as he developed
original thinkers. Yet behind the scenes he found himself slipping further
increasing strain on his marriage. His state of mind hardly improved when his
hauntingly melancholy Valse triste (1903) became an international sensation
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