Symphony No.6 in D minor, Op. 104

The Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104, by Jean Sibelius is a symphony completed in 1923. Although the score does not contain a key attribution, the symphony is usually described as being in D minor; much of the symphony is in fact in the (modern) Dorian mode (Pike 1974, 318–19). A typical performance lasts about 25 minutes. The composer called the work "cold spring water" in opposition to many contemporary "cocktails"—a veiled reference to Igor Stravinsky's often elaborate and extravagant orchestral style.