This is the home country of a composer whose first piece, Verblendungen (“fehr-BLEND-oon-ghen”), contrasts diverse orchestral sounds with a tape consisting of only two violin sounds. That composer from this country used many extended cello techniques in the solo piece Sept Papillons (“SET pah-pee-YONE”) and the symphonic work …à la Fumée. A composer-conductor from this country has composed over 350 single-movement symphonies that are about 20 minutes long, whose structures are inspired by the C major seventh symphony by an earlier composer from this country. The Met’s first production of a female-written opera in over a century was a composer from this country’s L’Amour de loin (“la-MOOR duh LWAN”). A composer from this country explored its mythology in works like Kullervo and The Swan of Tuonela. For 10 points, name this country home to Kaija Saariaho (“KYE-yah SAH-ree-ah-ho”) and Jean Sibelius. ■END■
ANSWER: Finland [or Republic of Finland, or Suomi, or Suomen tasavalta, or Republiken Finland] (The composer in the third line is Leif Segerstam.)
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