The Dryad (Sibelius)

The Dryad (Dryaden), Op. 45 No. 1, is a tone poem by Jean Sibelius. He completed it in early 1910 between skiing trips. He conducted the first performance in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, on 8 October 1910, together with the premiere of In Memoriam. He arranged it for piano in 1910 (Die Dryade). The piece has been regarded as one of the composer's "shortest and most original orchestral works", as an "impressionist miniature", proceeding from fragments to a "dance-like theme".[1]

The Dryad
Tone poem by Jean Sibelius
The composer in 1904, by Albert Engström
Native name	Dryaden
Catalogue	Op. 45 No. 1
Performed	8 October 1910
Scoring	orchestra

Structure

The work is scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B♭), 2 Bass clarinets (in B♭), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (in F), 3 trumpets (in B♭), 3 trombones, tuba, tambourine, castanets, snare drum、bass drum and strings.[2]

Literature

• Tomi Mäkelä: "Jean Sibelius und seine Zeit" (German), Laaber-Verlag, Regensburg 2013

References

1. "Other orchestral works / The Dryad". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
2. Score, Sibelius: The Dryad, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1910

External links

• The Dryad, Op.45 No.1: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Johnston, Blair. The Dryad at AllMusic