Letter Correspondence by Jean Sibelius and Aino Ackté
The research project examines correspondence between the years 1899 and 1936.
Introduction
The aim for this project is to copy, edit and to prepare for publication the correspondence letter of Jean Sibelius and the Achté family in their original languages (mainly in Swedish) and as a Finnish translation (from Swedish). This correspondence covers about 60 letters dated between 1899 and 1936. The published version of the letters will be annotated with information found through the research work and with essays that contextualize events described in the letters.
Contact information for the project
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Anne Kauppala
- Professor, musicology, opera research, history of performance culture, DocMus Doctoral School, Sibelius Academy
- +358407104287
- anne.kauppala@uniarts.fi
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Timo Virtanen
- Part-time teacher, music history, Composition and music theory, Sibelius Academy
- timo.virtanen@uniarts.fi
Project name
Letter Correspondence by Jean Sibelius and Aino Ackté
Time
01/2018-01/2020
Funder
The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland
Team
Anne Kauppala, Ulla-Britta Broman-Kananen and Timo Virtanen
Introduction
The aim for this project is to copy, edit and to prepare for publication the correspondence letter of Jean Sibelius and the Achté family in their original languages (mainly in Swedish) and as a Finnish translation (from Swedish). This correspondence covers about 60 letters dated between 1899 and 1936. The published version of the letters will be annotated with information found through the research work and with essays that contextualize events described in the letters.
Contact information for the project
-
Anne Kauppala
- Professor, musicology, opera research, history of performance culture, DocMus Doctoral School, Sibelius Academy
- +358407104287
- anne.kauppala@uniarts.fi
-
Timo Virtanen
- Part-time teacher, music history, Composition and music theory, Sibelius Academy
- timo.virtanen@uniarts.fi