Jean Sibelius
Quiz Yourself About the Life and Music of
Jean Sibelius
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Two reasons can be offered here. First of all, Sibelius came to the realization that he had started the violin too late in life (age ten). Second, due to Sibelius’s drinking problems, he developed tremors in his hands which made playing the violin not possible at the level he needed to be a virtuoso soloist.
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Besides symphonies, which two forms of music did Sibelius devote much of his composing energy to?
Why did Sibelius give up his attempt at a virtuoso career?
The young Sibelius: he lived for the violin!