Belshazzar's Feast (Swedish: Belsazars gästabud), Op. 51, is incidental music by Jean Sibelius to a play of the same name by the journalist, poet and playwright Hjalmar Fredrik Eugen Procopé (sv) (1868−1927). Sibelius composed in 1906 eight movements, scored for orchestra, with singers also being required in some numbers:
Librettist | Hjalmar Fredrik Eugen Procopé |
Date of composition | 1906 |
First published | 1909 |
Type | Incidental music |
Catalogue | Op. 51 |
Instruments | Orchestra |
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Jean Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51 "Belsazars gästabud" Jean Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51 "Belsazars gästabud" Jean Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51 "Belsazars gästabud" |