One section of this work paraphrases a choral work of Emil Genetz and its opening resembles Schumann's Piano Quartet.
One section of this work paraphrases a choral work of Emil Genetz and its opening resembles Schumann's Piano Quartet. It was usually titled "Impromptu" for early performances until the composer's country gained its independence, and it was originally the seventh part of the blandly titled "Press Celebration Music". In 1937, the opera singer Waino Sola wrote words to accompany it, but the original words were replaced in 1939 by poet V.A. Koskenniemi's text. For 10 points, name this tone poem celebrating its composer's homeland, the best-known work of Jean Sibelius.
One section of this work paraphrases a choral work of Emil Genetz and its opening resembles Schumann's Piano Quartet.
{Finlandia}