Years ago, I used to bike this trail with my band director friends. There were no caches, that I knew of. But, lo and behold a few years later, I learned about geocaching. Voila, caches.
Now, years later, I have found several sets of caches along this bike trail. Now, they are mostly gone and Guardrail10 and I are replenishing them. He has a few series and I have a few series along the trail. This bunch is dedicated to Sibelius.
Sibelius
His music is steeped in the myths and the natural marvels of his homeland and helped articulate the struggle for Finnish independence, but it is his seven symphonies that confirmed his place as one of the most original symphonic composers since Beethoven.
Valse Triste
Valse triste (Sad Waltz), Op. 44, No. 1, is a short orchestral work by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was originally part of the incidental music he composed for his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt's 1903 play Kuolema (Death), but is far better known as a separate concert piece.
Sibelius wrote six pieces for the 2 December 1903 production of Kuolema. The first was titled Tempo di valse lente - Poco risoluto. In 1904 he revised the piece, which was performed in Helsinki on 25 April of that year as Valse triste. It was an instant hit with the public, took on a life of its own, and remains one of Sibelius's signature pieces.