| The Dryad | |
|---|---|
| Tone poem by Jean Sibelius | |
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| Native name | Dryadi |
| Opus | 45/1 |
| Composed | 1910 |
| Publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel (1910)[1] |
| Duration | 6 mins.[2] |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 8 October 1910[2] |
| Location | Kristiania, Norway |
| Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
| Performers | Kristiania Musical Association |
The Dryad (Dryadi), Op. 45 No. 1, is a tone poem by Jean Sibelius. He completed it in early 1910 between skiing trips. He conducted the first performance in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, on 8 October 1910, together with the premiere of In Memoriam. He arranged it for piano in 1910 (Die Dryade). The piece has been regarded as one of the composer's "shortest and most original orchestral works", as an "impressionist miniature", proceeding from fragments to a "dance-like theme".[3]
Structure
The work is scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B♭), bass clarinet (in B♭), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (in F), 3 trumpets (in B♭), 3 trombones, tuba, tambourine, castanets, snare drum, bass drum and strings.[4]
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Notes, references, and sources
- Notes
- References
- ↑ Dahlström 2003, p. 206.
- 1 2 Dahlström 2003, p. 205.
- ↑ Siren.
- ↑ Score, Sibelius: The Dryad, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1910
- Sources
- Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11159-0.
- Dahlström, Fabian [in Swedish] (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke [Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. ISBN 3-7651-0333-0.
- Siren, Visa. "Other orchestral works / The Dryad". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
External links
- The Dryad (Dryadi), Op. 45/1: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Johnston, Blair. The Dryad at AllMusic
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