1) Tapiola refers to the domain of the god Tapio, who is god of…
a) the lakes; b) the forest; c) the mountains; d) the hills
2) The title of the song Höstkväll is most accurately translated into English as…
a) Autumn Morning; b) Winter Morning; c) Autumn Evening; d) Spring Night
3) In terms of genre, which work is the odd one out?
a) Till havs; b) Fridolins dårskap; c) Sydämeni laulu; d) Joueur de harpe
4) Which of these trees is not portrayed in Sibelius’s Op. 75 set of piano pieces?
a) oak; b) birch; c) rowan; d) spruce
5) Sibelius’s Piano Sonata in F major was completed in which year?
a) 1892; b) 1893; c) 1894; d) 1895
6) Which of the following was not one of Sibelius’s daughters?
a) Eva; b) Katarina; c) Leena; d) Kirsti
7) In terms of song text, which is the odd one out?
a) Arioso; b) Våren flyktar hastigt; c) Norden; d) På verandan vid havet
8) Which of the following countries did Sibelius not visit?
a) Italy; b) Portugal; c) Austria; d) Estonia
9) Sibelius’s brother-in-law Eero Järnefelt was best known as…
a) a philosopher; b) a soldier; c) a mathematician; d) a painter
10) Which of these is a three-movement suite drawn from music for a patriotic event?
a) Rakastava; b) Suite mignonne; c) Karelia Suite; d) Suite caractéristique
11) Which of Sibelius’s symphonies was not recorded by Herbert von Karajan?
a) No. 1; b) No. 2; c) No. 3; d) No. 7
12) The Sibelius Monument in Helsinki is the work of…
a) Eila Hiltunen; b) Wäinö Aaltonen; c) Mauno Hartman; d) Tapio Wirkkala
13) At the time of the Winter War (1939–40), Sibelius rented a flat in Helsinki. The address was:
a) Elisabetinkatu 21; b) Itäinen Kaivopuisto 19; c) Wladimirinkatu 45; d) Kammiokatu 11
14) In terms of text, which is the odd one out?
a) Laulu Lemminkäiselle [A Song for Lemminkäinen]; b) Kullervo;
c) Tulen synty [The Origin of Fire]; d) Väinön virsi [Väinämöinen’s Song]
15) The cantata Jordens sång, Op. 92, was written for the inauguration of…
a) Helsinki University; b) Åbo Akademi University;
c) Tampere University; d) the Sibelius Academy
16) In which of these genres did Sibelius not write any works?
a) Piano Quintet; b) Brass Septet; c) Piano Trio; d) String Octet
17) Sibelius wrote two cantatas for university graduation ceremonies. In which years?
a) 1894 and 1896; b) 1894 and 1897; c) 1896 and 1897; d) 1897 and 1898
18) Sibelius wrote a choral piece, Ej med klagan (Not with Lamentation), for a funeral. Whose?
a) Akseli Gallén-Kallela; b) Pekka Halonen; c) Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa; d) Albert Edelfelt
19) Sibelius wrote a bell melody for one of Helsinki’s churches. Which one?
a) Helsinki Cathedral; b) Kallio; c) Uspenski Cathedral; d) St John’s Church
20) In 1900 Sibelius wrote a piece called Malinconia. It is written for:
a) full orchestra; b) string quartet; c) violin and piano; d) cello and piano
21) A single recording has survived of Sibelius as a conductor. On it, he performs:
a) Andante festivo; b) Valse triste; c) Finlandia; d) The Swan of Tuonela
22) The most frequently used language in Sibelius’s solo songs is:
a) Finnish; b) Swedish; c) German; d) French
23) Sibelius wrote incidental music for the play Belshazzar’s Feast. Who was the playwright?
a) Adolf Paul; b) Bertel Gripenberg; c) Hjalmar Procopé; d) Mikael Lybeck
24) The last two of Sibelius’s Impromptus for piano, Op. 5, share musical material with a melodrama. Which one?
a) Svartsjukans nätter (Nights of Jealousy); b) Skogsrået (The Wood-Nymph);
c) Grevinnans konterfej (The Countess’s Portrait); d) Ett ensamt skidspår (A Lonely Ski-Trail)
25) Which of the following works was not included in Sibelius’s concert at the Norfolk Festival in the USA in 1914?
a) The Oceanides; b) Finlandia; c) Symphony No. 4; d) Pohjola’s Daughter
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Sibelius photos by Ivar Helander (left) and Daniel Nyblin (right), spherized and cropped. Finnish Heritage Agency / CC BT 4.0