En saga

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En saga is a symphonic tone poem by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, known for its atmospheric orchestration and evocative, mythic character.

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En saga canonical 1

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphonic poem ⓘ
associatedWith Finnish national romanticism ⓘ
Nordic mythic atmosphere ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 9 ⓘ
composer Jean Sibelius ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Finland ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1892 ⓘ
duration approximately 18 minutes ⓘ
genre programmatic orchestral music ⓘ
symphonic tone poem ⓘ
hasCharacteristic atmospheric orchestration ⓘ
evocative character ⓘ
mythic character ⓘ
hasVersion original 1892 version ⓘ
revised 1902 version ⓘ
influencedBy Anton Bruckner ⓘ
Franz Liszt ⓘ
Richard Wagner ⓘ
key E minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Swedish ⓘ
movementStructure single-movement ⓘ
notableRecording Herbert von Karajan ⓘ
Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
Osmo Vänskä ⓘ
Paavo Berglund ⓘ
orchestration 2 bassoons ⓘ
2 clarinets ⓘ
2 flutes ⓘ
2 oboes ⓘ
3 trombones ⓘ
3 trumpets ⓘ
4 horns ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
piccolo ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
tuba ⓘ
premiereConductor Jean Sibelius ⓘ
premiereCountry Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ
premiereDate 1893-02-16 ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Helsinki Orchestral Society ⓘ
premiereLocation Helsinki ⓘ
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
revisedIn 1902 ⓘ
revisionMotivation orchestral refinement ⓘ
structural tightening ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
titleTranslation A Fairy Tale ⓘ

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Jean Sibelius → notableWork → En saga ⓘ