Jean Sibelius

Person · Open Library

Born

1865

Died

1957

Works

346

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Finland

Active from

1865-12-08

Active to

1957-09-20

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

979,306

Total plays

9,486,483

Jean Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods. He is widely regarded as Finland's greatest composer, and his music is often credited with contributing to the development of a stronger national identity during a time when the country faced efforts at Russification in the late 19th century. Sibelius’s core works include seven symphonies, which, along with his other major compositions, are frequently performed and recorded both in Finland and internationally. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jean+Sibelius">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis

   · 2012 · cited 66,810x

2. Situated Learning

   · 1991 · cited 30,519x

3. The ERA5 global reanalysis

   · 2020 · cited 24,157x

4. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)

   · 2016 · cited 23,631x

5. Numerical integration of the cartesian equations of motion of a system with constraints: molecular dynamics of n-alkanes

   · 1977 · cited 19,842x

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Music

Quotes

• “If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances.”
• “Music is for me like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them into the world, and we have to recreate the picture from the pieces.”
• “If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and much richer. Music begins where the possibilities of language end. That is why I write music.”
• “Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public cold spring water.”
• “Never pay any attention to what critics say…Remember, a statue has never been set up in honour of a critic!”
• “It is so difficult to mix with artists! You must choose business men to talk to, because artists only talk of money.”

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