- Year of composition: Dated Berlin 30 April 1900.
- Work category: Voice and orchestra
- Text author: Frithiof Holmgren (1831-1897)
- Dedication: To John Forsell
- First performed: The Royal Opera. Stockholm, 17 November 1900, baritone soloist John Forsell
- Arrangement/revision: Piano vocal score by Wilhelm Stenhammar [1904]
- Duration: 9 min
Solo voices/choir
Baritone solo
Examples of printed editions
Stockholm [1904] Abr Lundquist 3604
Piano reduction
Location for score and part material
Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: • At the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- score (autograph) and handwritten parts (not autograph) can be found in the Kungl. Operans deposition (KT Sångstycken 69) [the deposition of the Royal Opera (KT Songs 69)]
- piano reduction can be found in the Forsells samling [Forsell's collection]
• At the Uppsala University Library
- score in pencil: VMhs 168:2
Literature
Hedwall, Lennart, Hugo Alfvén 1973, pp. 319−320.
Mattsson, Inger, liner notes to Sterling CDS-1036-2, 1999.
Description of work
Moderato D-flat major 6/8 34 bars, Poco più mosso B-flat minor 14 bars, Tempo I D-flat major 13 bars, B-flat minor 65 bars, Poco più mosso 12 bars, Tempo I D-flat major 27 bars, in total 165 bars
Work comment
Libretto/text
Swedish and German parallel text
När klockorna ringa jag höjer min blick vid de välkända ljud:
Till sabbat de kalla oss alla, och stämma vårt sinne till tanken på Gud.
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