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Martin Wegelius (10 November 1846 – 22 March 1906) was a
Martin Wegelius in 375 humanists – 6 May 2015. Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki.
' 1846 births 1906 deaths Finnish classical composers Romantic composers Finnish musicologists Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish male classical composers Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery Finnish music educators 19th-century Finnish musicians 20th-century Finnish musicians 20th-century male musicians 19th-century male musicians 20th-century Finnish composers 19th-century musicologists {{Finland-composer-stub
Martin Wegelius (10 November 1846 – 22 March 1906) was a Finnish
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composer and musicologist
Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...
, primarily remembered as the founder, in 1882, of the Helsinki Music Institute, now known as the Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy ( fi, Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemia, sv, Sibelius-Akademin vid Konstuniversitetet) is part of the University of the Arts Helsinki and a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It al ...
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Wegelius studied in Leipzig, Vienna and Munich. He had intended to pursue a career as a composer, and wrote handful of orchestral works and a significant number of chamber and vocal works. He was a particular admirer of Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...
but wrote predominantly in the Romantic style. After founding the Institute he had little time for composing, and appears to have concentrated exclusively on teaching. Graduate of Wegelius' Institute include Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often ...
and Agnes Tschetschulin.
He is often compared with his contemporary and rival Robert Kajanus
Robert Kajanus (2 December 1856 – 6 July 1933) was a Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher. In 1882, he founded the Helsinki Orchestral Society, Finland's first professional orchestra. As a conductor, he was also a notable champion and in ...
, founder of the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra, the first professional symphony orchestra in the Nordic countries.
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.
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*Martin Wegelius in 375 humanists – 6 May 2015. Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki.
' 1846 births 1906 deaths Finnish classical composers Romantic composers Finnish musicologists Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish male classical composers Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery Finnish music educators 19th-century Finnish musicians 20th-century Finnish musicians 20th-century male musicians 19th-century male musicians 20th-century Finnish composers 19th-century musicologists {{Finland-composer-stub