Jean Sibelius

First Published in 1998. This book is a comprehensive annotated bibliography of writings about the life times and music of Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Over 1000 sources in 11 different languages are represented from the earliest writings which appeared in the 1890s to studies published through 1994. Historical information and background are supplied together with an indication of the reliability of each source. Translations of studies into English German and French are noted particularly important in a field where so many items are in Finnish and Swedish. Introductory essays to each section discuss Sibelius in different contexts: for example vis--vis his contemporaries in Scandinavia in relation to folk music in reception history and in the scholarly literature. Individual musical compositions have their own sections with bibliography. Comprehensive indexes cover the musical works authors and people and subjects mentioned.