Editing Kalevala (section)

====Classical music====
The first recorded example of a musician influenced by the ''Kalevala'' is [[Filip von Schantz]]. In 1860, he composed the Kullervo Overture. The piece premièred at the opening of a new theatre in Helsinki on November of the same year. Von Schantz's work was followed by [[Robert Kajanus]]' ''Kullervo's Funeral March'' and the symphonic poem ''[[Aino (Kajanus)|Aino]]'' in 1880 and 1885, respectively. ''Aino'' is credited with inspiring Jean Sibelius to investigate the richness of the ''Kalevala''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalevalaseura.fi/kaku/sivu.php?n=p1a1&s=p1a1s1&h=hp1a1&f=fp1s|title=Ensimmäiset Kalevala-aiheiset sävellykset|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720190340/http://www.kalevalaseura.fi/kaku/sivu.php?n=p1a1&s=p1a1s1&h=hp1a1&f=fp1s|archive-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> ''[[Die Kalewainen in Pochjola]]'', the first opera freely based upon the ''Kalevala'', was composed by [[Karl Müller-Berghaus]] in 1890.<ref name="city">[http://www.turku.fi/uutinen/2016-02-29_die-kalewainen-pochjola-127-vuotta-kadoksissa-ollut-ooppera-ensi-iltaan-turussa Die Kalewainen in Pochjola: 127 vuotta kadoksissa ollut ooppera ensi-iltaan Turussa Suomi 100 -juhlavuonna.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306114702/http://www.turku.fi/uutinen/2016-02-29_die-kalewainen-pochjola-127-vuotta-kadoksissa-ollut-ooppera-ensi-iltaan-turussa |date=6 March 2016 }} City of Turku, 29 February 2016. {{in lang|fi}}</ref>

[[Jean Sibelius]] is the best-known ''Kalevala''-influenced classical composer. Twelve of Sibelius' best-known works are based upon or influenced by the ''Kalevala'', including his ''[[Kullervo (Sibelius)|Kullervo]]'', a tone poem for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra composed in 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalevalaseura.fi/kaku/sivu.php?n=p1a1&s=p1a1s2&h=hp1a1&f=fp1s|title=Jean Sibelius ja Kalevala|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720190352/http://www.kalevalaseura.fi/kaku/sivu.php?n=p1a1&s=p1a1s2&h=hp1a1&f=fp1s|archive-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> Sibelius also composed the music of {{langnf|fi|Jääkärimarssi|The Jäger March|links=no}} to words written by Finnish soldier and writer [[Heikki Nurmio]]. The march features the line {{langnf|fi|Me nousemme kostona Kullervon|We shall rise in vengeance like that of Kullervo's|links=no}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polyteknikkojenkuoro.fi/levyt/suomelle/#jaakarimarssi|title=Suomelle – isänmaallisia lauluja|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104124150/http://www.polyteknikkojenkuoro.fi/levyt/suomelle/#jaakarimarssi|archive-date=4 November 2009}}</ref>

Other classical composers influenced by the ''Kalevala'':
* [[Einojuhani Rautavaara]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampere.fi/kirjasto/musiikki/21msuom.htm|title=SUOMALAISTA KALEVALA-AIHEISTA MUSIIKKIA|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207110633/http://www.tampere.fi/kirjasto/musiikki/21msuom.htm|archive-date=7 December 2008}}</ref>
* [[Leevi Madetoja]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fennicagehrman.fi/comp_madetoja.htm|title=Leevi Madetoja|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051231233112/http://www.fennicagehrman.fi/comp_madetoja.htm|archive-date=31 December 2005}}</ref>
* [[Uuno Klami]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fennicagehrman.fi/comp_klami.htm|title=Uuno Klami|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727015255/http://www.fennicagehrman.fi/comp_klami.htm|archive-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>
* [[Tauno Marttinen]]<ref name="Kalevalan Kultuurihistoria - Kalevala taiteessa – Musiikissa"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://opera.stanford.edu/Marttinen/main.html|title=Tauno Marttinen - stanford.edu|access-date=22 August 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715063243/http://opera.stanford.edu/Marttinen/main.html|archive-date=15 July 2010}}</ref>
* [[Aulis Sallinen]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finlit.fi/kalevala/index.php?m=145&s=274&l=2|title=The Kalevala in modern art|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524100707/http://www.finlit.fi/kalevala/index.php?m=145&s=274&l=2|archive-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
* [[Veljo Tormis]]<ref name="tormis">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tormis.ee/VTindex.html|title=Veljo Tormis data bank|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329232114/http://www.tormis.ee/VTindex.html|archive-date=29 March 2010}}</ref>