Spring Song (in Swedish: Vårsång), Op. 16, is a single-movement tone poem for orchestra written in 1894 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

Spring Song
Tone poem by Jean Sibelius
The composer (c. 1913)
Native name	Vårsång
Opus	16
Composed	1894 (rev. 1895)
Duration	Approx. 8 minutes
Premiere
Date	21 June 1894 (1894-06-21)
Location	Vaasa, Finland
Conductor	Jean Sibelius

The piece was initially composed as Improvisation for Orchestra, in the key of D major. Sibelius recast it in F major, and retitled the work in 1895, appending the subtitle "The Sadness of Spring" to that (unpublished) version.[1]

The piece contains an optimism that is relatively rare among Sibelius' works. It is known for its prominent use of bells at the end of the song.[2]

Structure

The work is scored for 2 flutes (both doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B♭), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (in F), 3 trumpets (in F), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, glocken, violins, violas, cellos and double basses.[3] Spring Song takes about 8 minutes to play.

References

External links

• Spring Song: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Johnston, Blair. Spring Song at AllMusic

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