Jean Sibelius

Seven Songs, Op. 17 (Sibelius)

The Seven Songs, Op. 17, is a collection of five Swedish-language and two Finnish-language art songs for vocal soloist and piano written from 1891 to 1904 by the Finnish composer Jean

Constituent songs#

Ordered by catalogue number, the Op. 17 songs are as follows: *"" (“Since Then I Have Questioned No Further”), Op. 17/1 (1891–92); text by the Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg *"" (“Go to Sleep!”), Op. 17/2 (1891–92); text by the Finnish poet *"" (“Play of the Birds”), Op. 17/3 (1891); text by Tavaststjerna *"" (“Astray”), Op. 17/4 (1898, revised 1902); text by Tavaststjerna *"" (“A Dragonfly”), Op. 17/5 (1904); text by the Swedish poet Oscar Levertin *"" (“To Evening”), Op. 17/6 (1898); text by the Finnish poet August Valdemar Koskimies (né Forsman) *"" (“Driftwood”), Op. 17/7 (1902); text by the Finnish poet Ilmari Kianto (né Calamnius)

Orchestral version of No. 1#

In 1903, Sibelius arranged "" for vocalist and orchestra.

Composer: Jean Sibelius