Word: ainola
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...composer himself takes all such honors calmly and gratefully, as he carries put the routine of the past half century in his big house, Ainola, in the woods 25 miles north of Helsinki. He stays in bed late to read the papers, which arrive as gifts from all over the world. On the rare occasions when he receives visitors in the afternoon, he joins them at coffee cakes, cognac and a cigar. During the day he reads heavily (mostly history), listens to concerts on his powerful radio, and works. Nobody knows just what his music is like these years...
While Parliament considered boosting his pension 800% (to $6,926 a year), Composer Jean Sibelius celebrated a quiet 85th birthday at his home, Ainola, near Jarvenpaa, opened a few presents, including 500 cigars, saw a few visitors, including President Juho Paasikivi, who brought along a present: a solid gold medal weighing about a pound...
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