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Kuolema (Death) is a drama by the Finnish writer Arvid Järnefelt, first performed on 2 December 1903. He revised the work in 1911.
The play is notable for its incidental music: a group of six compositions created by the author's brother-in-law, Jean Sibelius. The most famous selection is the opening number, Valse triste (Sad Waltz), which was later adapted into a separate concert piece.
Kuolema (Finnish for "death") is the second studio album by the Finnish dark metal band Ajattara. It was released in 2003 on Spikefarm Records.
(Death), Op. 44, is incidental music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius for a play of that name by Arvid Järnefelt, structured in six movements. He conducted the first performance at Helsinki's National Theatre on 2 December 1903. He drew individual works from the score and revised them under two opus numbers:
- Op. 44 no. 1 , completed in 1904
- Op. 44 no. 2 Scene with Cranes, completed in 1906
- Op. 62a Canzonetta (Rondino der Liebenden) for string orchestra, first version in 1906, final version in 1911
- Op. 62b (Waltz intermezzo), completed in 1911