Besättning 2 violin, viola, violoncello, kontrabas, harmonistämmor

Övrig information from the music to 'Kuolema' Op. 44 [orch] 6'

1.0.1.0. – 2.0.0.0. – timp – str

The "Valse triste" is part of the incidental music in several movements which Sibelius composed in 1903. Freed from itsfunctional framework,the concertversion of the "Valse triste', written shortly there after, set out to conquer the musical world.