Kuolema, op. 44

Kuolema (Finnish: “Death”), JS 113, is incidental music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius for a 1903 play of that title by his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt, structured in six movements and originally scored for string orchestra, bass drum and a bell. He conducted the first performance at the Finnish National Theatre in Helsinki on 2 December 1903. He drew individual works from the score and revised them as: