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Cinq Morceaux (Five Pieces; most commonly known as The Trees), op. 75, is a suite of five pieces for piano, composed by Jean Sibelius. Sibelius began its composition in 1914, and completed in 1919.[1][2][3]
The suite consists of five pieces: no. 1, När Rönnan Blommar (When the Rowan Blossoms); no. 2, Den Ensamma Furan (The Solitary Fir Tree); no. 3, Aspen (The Aspen); no. 4, Björken (The Birch); and no. 5, Granen (The Spruce).[1]
Initially, the suite included a sixth piece, Syringa (The Lilac). Sibelius later removed it and reworked it as Valse Lyrique, part of Three Pieces for Orchestra, op. 96, leaving The Trees with only 5 pieces.[4]
När Rönnan Blommar ...
Den Ensamma Furan...
Aspen...
Björken includes thematic elements that were originally included the second incarnation of Sibelius's The Oceanides, Op. 73 (1914), but that were deleted in its final version.[3]
Granen is unquestionably the most popular piece in the suite.[5]
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibeleus. Yale University Press. p. 401. ISBN 9780300111590. OCLC 141379973. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Barnett, p. 441.
- ^ "Piano compositions". The Jean Sibelius Website. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ a b Anderson, Martin (January 2003). "Lahti, Finland: Sibelius Discoveries". Tempo. 57 (223). Cambridge University Press: 89–90. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ Barnett, pp. 244-245.
- ^ Murtomäki, Veijo (2004). "Sibelius and the miniature". In Grimley, Daniel M. (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius. Cambridge University Press. p. 148. ISBN 0521894603. OCLC 52133096.
The five 'Tree' pieces of op. 75 (1914), of which 'The Spruce' (no. 5) is unquestionably the most popular, powerfully convey Sibelius's pantheism...
External links[edit]
- 5 Pieces for Piano, Op.75 (Sibelius, Jean): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Pieces (5) for piano ("The Trees"), Op. 75 at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
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