Suite for Violin and String Orchestra, op. 117

The Suite for Violin and String Orchestra, JS 185 (Op. 117), is a concertante composition for violin and strings written in 1929 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The piece is in three movements, as follows:
The individual movements bear English language titles, as Sibelius intended to sell the Suite to the New York-based publisher Carl Fischer.

Fischer wrote to Sibelius on 5 October 1928: "However, we would be much more interested in works for piano, voice and piano, and violin and piano... If we are permitted to make the suggestion, we would like to recommend that you write some characteristic numbers in the form of an orchestra suite... We have every reason to believe that an orchestral suite from your pen... would be a very commercial proposition".

Sibelius wrote back to Fischer on 15 February 1929: "I take pleasure in handing to you herewith the following compositions: Op. 114 Piano-solo.../ Op. 115 Violin-solo with piano.../ Op. 116 Violin-solo with piano.../ Op. 117 [JS 185] Suite for Violin-solo with accomp. of strings".