Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)

Sinfonia in D major

BeRI 23

Print

1. Allegro
2. Larghetto
3. Allegro
4. (no tempo mark)

  • Year of composition: Ca 1740-1750
  • Work category: Symphony
  • Arrangement/revision: Claude Genetay
  • Duration: 9 min

Instrumentation

1.2.0.0 / 0.0.0.0 / cont / str
The flute is only used on movement 2 and the oboes only in movements 1, 3 and 4.

Examples of printed editions

Gehrmans, Stockholm 1950

Location for score and part material

Manuscripts can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket (Ro:24 a-b) and at the Lund University Libraries (Eng no. 428)

Literature

Bengtsson, Ingmar: J. H. Roman och hans instrumentalmusik (1955)

Description of work

1. Allegro D major 4/4
2. Larghetto D minor 3/4
3. Allegro D major 3/8
4. No tempo mark D major 6/8

Links

Ro:24a
Ro:24b

LUB:Eng no. 428


Work comment

The music in movement no. 3 is identical to [Sonata/Suite] II in D major [for harpsichord], movement no. 4 (BeRI 226:4); the music in movement no. 4 is identical to [Sonata/Suite] IV in D major [for harpsichord], movement no. 6 (BeRI 228:6)