Answers
1) Tapiola refers to the domain of the god Tapio, who is god of…
b) the forest
2) The title of the song Höstkväll is most accurately translated into English as…
c) Autumn Evening
3) In terms of genre, which work is the odd one out?
d) Joueur de harpe [this is a piano piece; the other three are for choir a cappella]
4) Which of these trees is not portrayed in Sibelius’s Op. 75 set of piano pieces?
a) oak [Sibelius’s musical an ‘Oak Tree’ is a movement in his incidental music to The Tempest]
5) Sibelius’s Piano Sonata in F major was completed in which year?
b) 1893
6) Which of the following was not one of Sibelius’s daughters?
c) Leena [the others: Eva 1893–1878; Katarina 1903–84; Kirsti 1898–1900]
7) In terms of song text, which is the odd one out?
d) På verandan vid havet [it is a Rydberg setting; all others have texts by Runeberg]
8) Which of the following countries did Sibelius not visit?
b) Portugal
9) Sibelius’s brother-in-law Eero Järnefelt was best known as…
d) a painter
10) Which of these is a three-movement suite drawn from music for a patriotic event?
c) Karelia Suite
11) Which of Sibelius’s symphonies was not recorded by Herbert von Karajan?
c) No. 3
12) The Sibelius Monument in Helsinki is the work of…
a) Eila Hiltunen
13) At the time of the Winter War (1939–40), Sibelius rented a flat in Helsinki. The address was:
d) Kammiokatu 11
14) In terms of text, which is the odd one out?
a) Laulu Lemminkäiselle [this has a Kalevala-themed text by Yrjö Weijola (1875–1930); the others are direct from the Kalevala]
15) The cantata Jordens sång, Op. 92, was written for the inauguration of…
b) Åbo Akademi University
16) In which of these genres did Sibelius not write any works?
d) String Octet
17) Sibelius wrote two cantatas for university graduation ceremonies. In which years?
b) 1894 and 1897
18) Sibelius wrote a choral piece, Ej med klagan (Not with Lamentation), for a funeral. Whose?
d) Albert Edelfelt
19) Sibelius wrote a bell melody for one of Helsinki’s churches. Which one?
b) Kallio
20) In 1900 Sibelius wrote a piece called Malinconia. It is written for:
d) cello and piano
21) A single recording has survived of Sibelius as a conductor. On it, he performs:
a) Andante festivo
22) The most frequently used language in Sibelius’s solo songs is:
b) Swedish
23) Sibelius wrote incidental music for the play Belshazzar’s Feast. Who was the playwright?
c) Hjalmar Procopé
24) The last two of Sibelius’s Impromptus for piano, Op. 5, share musical material with a melodrama. Which one?
a) Svartsjukans nätter
25) Which of the following works was not included in Sibelius’s concert at the Norfolk Festival in the USA in 1914?
c) Symphony No. 4
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Sibelius photos by Ivar Helander (left) and Daniel Nyblin (right), spherized and cropped. Finnish Heritage Agency / CC BT 4.0