Emil Genetz

Karl Emil Moritz Genetz (October 24, 1852 – May 1, 1930) was a Finnish composer of patriotic choral works.

Genetz was born in Impilahti, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now in the Republic of Karelia).

He became professionally employed as a language teacher, but gained prominence for his choral compositions.

James Fuld in his The Book of World-Famous Music points out that the first two measures of Genetz' Herää Suomi!

for male chorus, published in 1882, are almost identical with the main tune of Jean Sibelius' Finlandia of 1900, during which time the Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire, which makes one consider how blatantly revolutionary against the Czarist regime Sibelius' wordless orchestral piece was.