Jedermann (Sibelius)

Jedermann (Everyman, Finnish: Jokamies), Op. 83, is incidental music by Jean Sibelius to Hugo von Hofmannsthal's play of the same name. Sibelius composed the work on a commission from Jalmari Lahdensuo for the Finnish National Theatre in 1916. The music consists of 16 numbers,[1] and it is scored for mixed chorus, orchestra, piano and organ.[2] Robert Kajanus conducted the Helsinki City Orchestra in the first performance at Helsinki's National Theatre on 5 November 1916. Sibelius arranged in 1925−26 three movements for piano: Episodio, Scèna and Canzone.[3]

After its premiere in 1916, the work became one of the most neglected of his compositions. Nevertheless, it has been considered a hidden gem.[4]

References
  1. Poroila, Heikki: Yhtenäistetty Jean Sibelius. Archived 2019-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Suomen musiikkikirjastoyhdistys, 2012. ISBN 952-5363-14-7
  2. Levas, Santeri (1986). Jean Sibelius: Muistelma suuresta ihmisestä (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: WSOY. p. 467. ISBN 951-0-13306-X.
  3. "Incidental music / Op. 83 Everyman". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. Jean Sibelius (1865−1957). inkpot.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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