Spring Song (Sibelius)

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Spring Song
Tone poem by Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius, 1913.jpg
The composer in 1913
Native name Vårsång
Catalogue Op. 16
Period Late-Romantic
Composed 1894 (r. 1895, 1902)
Duration 8 minutes
Premiere
Date 21 June 1894 (1894-06-21)
Location Vaasa, Finland
Conductor Jean Sibelius

Spring Song (in Swedish, Vårsång) is a tone poem composed in 1894 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

The piece was initially composed as Improvisation for Orchestra, in the key of D major. Sibelius recast it in F major, and retitled the work in 1895, appending the subtitle "The Sadness of Spring" to that (unpublished) version, then made final, pre-publication revisions in 1902.

The piece contains an optimism that is relatively rare among Sibelius' works. It is known for its prominent use of bells at the end of the song.[1]

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