Romance in C major Op. 42
Urtext based on the Complete Edition “Jean Sibelius Works” (JSW)
[str orch] duration: 5′ To be published late July 2026
Description
Sibelius composed this short Romance in C, op. 42, which lasts only five minutes, in 1903; the work received its premiere in March 1904 in Turku. Sibelius later changed the originally rather neutral title “Andante for Strings” to a character designation that better captures the essence of the piece. It was composed at the same time as the Symphony No. 2, op. 43, and—like many of his short piano pieces—can be understood as a sort of byproduct, to which Sibelius applied different compositional standards than those used for his tone poems or symphonies. Here, the composer wrote a technically accessible, graceful movement featuring a melody that, while not typically Finnish, is nonetheless distinctive.
PB 5885
score
EAN: 9790004218594
12 pages / 25 x 32 cm / stapled
PB 5885D
score
EAN: 9790004826041
13 pages / 25 x 32 cm / digital edition
OB 5885-15
violin 1
EAN: 9790004357156
4 pages / 25 x 32 cm / stapled
OB 5885-16
violin 2
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4 pages / stapled
OB 5885-19
viola
EAN: 9790004357170
4 pages / 25 x 32 cm / stapled
OB 5885-23
violoncello
EAN: 9790004357187
4 pages / 25 x 32 cm / stapled
OB 5885-27
double bass
EAN: 9790004357194
4 pages / 25 x 32 cm / stapled
Description
Description
Sibelius composed this short Romance in C, op. 42, which lasts only five minutes, in 1903; the work received its premiere in March 1904 in Turku. Sibelius later changed the originally rather neutral title “Andante for Strings” to a character designation that better captures the essence of the piece. It was composed at the same time as the Symphony No. 2, op. 43, and—like many of his short piano pieces—can be understood as a sort of byproduct, to which Sibelius applied different compositional standards than those used for his tone poems or symphonies. Here, the composer wrote a technically accessible, graceful movement featuring a melody that, while not typically Finnish, is nonetheless distinctive.