Sibelius

Sibelius is a music notation software used by composers, arrangers, and music educators to write and print sheet music: I scored the entire symphony in Sibelius.

The software is named after the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), known for symphonies and tone poems like *Finlandia* that helped define Finnish national identity.

composer

symphony

Extended composition for orchestra

FinlandScandinavian country, capital Helsinki
FinlandiaPatriotic orchestral tone poem
nationalismDevotion to one's country

orchestral · tone poem · Nordic · melancholy · nature · forests · lakes · violin concerto · silence · Helsinki

software

notation

System of written symbols

scoreNumerical standing in competition
engravingCarving into hard surfaces
partsIndividual elements of whole

transcription · arrangement · MIDI · playback · publishing · composition · sheet music · finale · plugin · templates

legacy

national anthem

Official patriotic composition

independenceFreedom from external control
stampMark-making device
currencyMedium of exchange

monument · academy · centenary · festival · recordings · interpretation · Bernstein · biography · scholarship · revival

Categories

Nordic ComposersGrieg, Nielsen, Bull
ComposersBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn
European MusiciansBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Brahms
FinlandHelsinki, Lapland, Finnish flag, Finnish sauna, saunas
music notationtreble clef, bass clef, clef, clefs, staff
Finnish MusicFinlandia

Opposites

musical nationalism and cultural identity

SibeliusGershwin

Composing brothers' surname

Copland · Debussy · Ravel · Dvořák · Grieg

compositional aesthetic and style

SibeliusSchoenberg

Atonal method inventor

Stravinsky · Mahler · serialism · atonality

geographic and climatic musical identity

SibeliusRodrigo

Puccini · Verdi

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G