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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: People from Forssa, People from Hattula, People from Hausjarvi, People from Humppila, People from Hameenlinna, People from Janakkala, People from Loppi, People from Riihimaki, People from Tammela, Jean Sibelius, Renny Harlin, Mika Helkearo, Antti Laaksonen, Niko Kapanen, Antti Miettinen, Vexi Salmi, Riku Hahl, Armas Launis, Kalevi Aho, Kari Tiainen, Antony Hamalainen, Jouko Ahola, Rauni Mollberg, Irwin Goodman, Ida Aalberg, Veltto Virtanen, Tony Virta, Anneli Saaristo, Aarne Ervi, Jukka Koskinen, Elmer Niklander, Sinikka Laine, Jussi Veikkanen, Arto Jarvela, Johan Wilhelm Rangell, Erkki Korhonen, Tarja Filatov, Pekka Vasala, Rabbe Enckell, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Ilkka Jaaskelainen, Simo Salminen, Oskari Mantere, Ellen Jokikunnas, Hugo Suolahti, Seikko Eskola, Jukka Jalonen, Tauno Palo, Waino Wuolijoki, Jaakko Wallenius, Veikko Sinisalo, Jonna Tervomaa, Johannes Koskinen, Jussi Heikkila, Erkki Aaltonen, Jalmari Sauli, Johanna Vuoksenmaa, August Frederik Hollming, Jussi Heikkinen, Emmi Parviainen, Axel Gabriel Sjostrom, Olli J. Uoti, Marko Tuulola, Risto Jalo, Paavo Cajander, Ilpo Koskela, Karl Gustav Johanson Lundell, Pertti Nieminen, Miia Nuutila, Sirkka Hamalainen, Eero Salisma, Jaakko Valtanen, Tommi Hakala, Matti Karumaa, Julius Ailio, Matti Rintakoski, Johanna Piiroinen. Excerpt: Jean Sibelius (.); 8 December 1865 - 20 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious." The core of Sibelius's oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies. Like Beethoven, Sibelius used each successive work to further develop his own personal compositional style. His works continue to be performed frequently in the concert hall and are often recorded. In addition to the sympho...