Who composed the tone poem The Swan of Tuonela?
The Swan of Tuonela The Swan of Tuonela The Swan of Tuonela () is an 1895 tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It is part of the " (Four Legends from the Kalevala)", Op. 22, based on the "" epic of Finnish mythology. The tone poem is scored for a small orchestra of cor anglais, oboe, bass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns, three trombones, timpani, bass drum, harp, and divided strings. The cor anglais is the voice of the swan, and its solo is one of the best known cor anglais solos in the orchestral literature. The music paints a gossamer, transcendental
Tuonela Tuonela Tuonela is the realm of the dead or the Underworld in Finnish mythology. Tuonela, Tuoni, Manala and Mana are used synonymously. In Estonian mythology, it is called "Toonela" or "Manala". According to traditional Finnish religion, the fate of good and bad people is the same and the dead wander the afterlife as shadow-like ghosts. Tuoni and his wife Tuonetar are the rulers of Tuonela. At times living people visited Tuonela to gather information and spells. The trip there required weeks of trekking in a desert, and finally the crossing of the river with the help of a ferryman (similar