A Herderian Perspective on Finland, Sibelius, and the Kalevala

• Published in: Musical Offerings
• Main Author: Philip R. Cataldo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Music and Worship 2023
• Subjects: finland; jean sibelius; herder; nationalism; kalevala; mythology; common language; common history; music; runes; folk; volk; karelia; M1-5000; Volk; karelia*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15385/jmo.2023.14.1.1; https://doaj.org/article/29b1bf8785224ff6b76ec20ce33bd3f0

Situated amidst the revolutionary spirits of 19th-century Europe, Finnish nationalists sought to bring an end to roughly half a millennium of foreign rule for their land and their people. According to the German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder, a community must have a common language and a commo...