Prelude
1. Allegro moderato
2. Larghetto
3. Maestoso
4. Andante con moto
- Year of composition: 1876
- Work category: Mixed choir with solo voice(s) and orchestra
- Text author: Viktor Rydberg
German trans. Cecile Gohl - First performed: 1879 in Gothenburg
- Duration: Approx. 20-25 min
Instrumentation
2.2.2.2 / 2.2.3.0/ timp, hp / str
Solo voices/choir
Solo voices: 1 soprano, 1 mezzo-soprano, 1 tenor
Mixed choir, S.S.A.A.T.T.B.B.
Examples of printed editions
Location mark at Musik- och teaterbiblioteket: KO-klav/Sv
Location for score and part material
Hand written parts in the E. Andrée collection
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: The E. Andrée collection
Literature
Description of work
Prelude: Moderato G minor 4/4 (C)
1. I quällens mörker: mezzo solo, tenor solo, choir (S.S.A.A.T.T.B.B.), piano. Allegro moderato B-flat major 6/8
2. Nu syntes en vik: soprano solo, choir (S.A.T.B.), piano. Larghetto A-flat major 4/4 (C)
3. Men Snöfrid reste sig: mezzo solo, choir (S.A.T.B.), piano. Maestoso B-flat major 4/4 (C)
4. Gunnar! Gosse: choir (S.A.T.B.), piano. Andante con moto G major alla breve
Libretto/text
1. I quällens mörker och stormens larm ...
2. Nu syntes en vik der månen göt ...
3. Men Snöfrid reste sig hög i stäfven ...
4. Gunnar! Gosse! Många vägar öppna sig ...
alt.
1. Am dunkeln Abend ...
2. Da lag eine lichtumfloss'ne Bucht ...
3. Und Snöfrid richtet sich auf im Nachen ...
4. Gunnar! Jüngling! Viele Wege ...