1922 Encyclopædia Britannica/Sibelius, Jean Julius Christian

SIBELIUS, JEAN JULIUS CHRISTIAN (1865–), Finnish musical composer, was born at Tavastehus, Finland, Dec. 1865. He was educated at Helsingfors, and later studied music at Berlin and Vienna. In 1916 he became a professor of literature at Helsingfors. His orchestral works include "Romance in C" (1890); Karelia (1893); Frühlingslied (1893); Finlandia (1905) and five symphonies (1897, 1901, 1905, 1910, 1915). He also composed many songs and pianoforte pieces. His music to the tragedy Kaolema (1904) contains the "Valse triste," which has gained wide popularity. In 1921 he visited England and produced his 5th symphony.