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Sibelius, Jean : 5 Pieces "The lonely fir" Op.75-2

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Music ID : 21418
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:pieces
Total Playing Time:2 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Kobayashi, Yukie

Last Updated: January 6, 2019
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

 Grave, 2/4 time, C major.

 Although the piece is often titled "The Fir Tree," recent research has revealed that it depicts a pine tree, not a fir tree. While pine trees may strongly evoke images of Asia, including Japan, in Finland, where 65% of the land is covered by forests, fir, birch, and pine are said to be the three main trees of the forest.

Although written in C major, it is explicitly marked "Grave," and skillfully depicts the scene of trees enduring Finland's long and harsh winter. It is the slowest movement in the suite and has relatively few notes, but in measures 27-28, 64th notes ascend brilliantly, and the piece concludes grandly and powerfully with a fortissimo.

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