Like many artists in his country, Jean Sibelius also supported the Finnish independence movement with artistic means. In November 1899, at a protest against the restriction of freedom of expression, "six living pictures from the past and mythology of Finland" were shown in a theater in Helsinki. Sibelius had written an overture, a prelude to each picture and accompanying music for the respective tableau texts. The brilliant final piece was Finland Awakens , which - after revision and separate publication - became the unofficial national anthem thanks to its sublime choral sounds, blaring fanfares and hymnic melodies under the title Finlandia .

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