Kuolema, JS 113

Kuolema (English: Death), JS 113, is incidental music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius for a 1903 play of that title by his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt, structured in six movements and originally scored for string orchestra, bass drum and a bell. He conducted the first performance at the Finnish National Theatre in Helsinki on 2 December 1903. He drew individual works from the score and revised them as:
Op. 44 no. 1 Valse triste, completed in 1904
Op. 44 no. 2 Scene with Cranes, completed in 1906
For a 1911 production of the play, he added two new movements:
Op. 62a Canzonetta (Rondino der Liebenden) for string orchestra, first version in 1906, final version in 1911
Op. 62b Valse romantique (Waltz intermezzo), completed in 1911