Kyllikki (Sibelius)

Kyllikki (subtitled Three Lyric Pieces for Piano), Op. 41, is a composition written for piano by Jean Sibelius in 1904. Although the title is taken from the Kalevala, Sibelius' piece has no programmatical base in the national epic.

Movements

The work consists of three movements:

Largamente – Allegro
Andantino
Commodo

A typical performance lasts about 12 minutes.

External links

Kyllikki, Op. 41: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

Jean Sibelius

Operas	Veneen luominen (The Building of the Boat) (1893, abandoned) Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower) (1896)

Symphonies	No. 1 in E minor (1899, r.1900) No. 2 in D major (1902) No. 3 in C major (1907) No. 4 in A minor (1911) No. 5 in E-flat major (1915, r.1916, r.1919) No. 6 in D minor (1923) No. 7 in C major (1924) No. 8 (mid 1920s–1938, destroyed)

Concerto	Violin Concerto in D minor (1904, r.1905)

Tone poems	En saga (1892, r.1902) Vårsång (Spring Song) (1894) Skogsrået (The Wood Nymph) (1894) Lemminkäinen Suite (1895, r.1897, r.1939) I. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island II. The Swan of Tuonela III. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela IV. Lemminkäinen's Return Finlandia (1899) Pohjolan tytär (Pohjola's Daughter) (1906) Pan and Echo (1906) Nightride and Sunrise (1909) Dryadi (The Dryad) (1910) Barden (The Bard) (1913) Aallottaret (The Oceanides) (1914) Tapiola (1926)

Incidental music	Kuningas Kristian II (King Christian II) (1898) Kuolema (Death) (1903) Pelléas et Mélisande (1905) Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar's Feast) (1906) Svanevit (Swanwhite) (1908) Scaramouche (1913) Jedermann (Everyman) (1916) Stormen (The Tempest) (1925)

Vocal and Choral	Seven Songs, Op. 17 (1891) Kullervo (1892) Academic cantatas (1894/1897) Five Christmas songs (1897) Islossningen i Uleå älv (The Breaking of the Ice on the Oulu River) (1899) Snöfrid (1900) Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire) (1902) Vapautettu kuningatar (The Captive Queen) (1906) Luonnotar (1913) Jääkärimarssi (Jäger March) (1917) Oma maa (Our Native Land) (1918)

Piano	Piano Sonata in F major (1893) Kyllikki (1904)

Other compositions	Karelia Music (1893, partially destroyed) Valse triste (1904) Cassazione (1904) Voces intimae (string quartet) (1909) In Memoriam (1910) Rakastava (The Lover) (1911) Andante Festivo (1922/1938)

Related articles	Family (Aino Sibelius, Armas Järnefelt, Arvid Järnefelt, Eero Järnefelt) Ainola Teachers (Martin Wegelius, Robert Fuchs, Karl Goldmark) Pupils (Leevi Madetoja, Toivo Kuula) Friends (Robert Kajanus, Ferruccio Busoni, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Adolf Paul) Santeri Levas Finlandia Hymn Kalevala Erik Tawaststjerna International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition Sibelius (2003 film) Sibelius Academy Sibelius Monument

List of compositions by Jean Sibelius

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