Partly structured on freely adapted old Norwegian folk music and 'Synnöves sång' by Halfdan Kjerulf and partly on newly composed music.
I. Söndagsmorgon i skogen
II. Ung kärlek - Synnöve på sätern [Säterjäntans söndag av Ole Bull]
III. Hjärtesorg ("Synnöves sång" av Halfdan Kjerulf) - Pastoral
IV. Torbjörn och Synnöve
V. Längtan
VI. I Solbakken
- Year of composition: The film music composed between September and October 1934
- Work category: Orchestral works in several movements
- Arrangement/revision: Arrangement for light orchestra by Eduard Hladisch 1939. NM 1579. Instrumentation 1.1.2.0 / 0.2.1.0 / 1 perc / pno direction, harm / str
- Duration: Approx. 20-25 min
- Detailed duration: See recordings
Instrumentation
2.2.2.2 / 2.0.0.0 / hp, pno / str
Examples of printed editions
Stockholm 1935, Nordiska musikförlaget NM 1223 (copy of the autograph)
Location for score and part material
Nordiska Musikförlaget NM 1223a
- Location autograph: Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: UUB VMhs 181:4:1
Literature
Alfvén, Hugo, Final, 1952, pp. 167−171.
Hambro, Camilla, Hugo Alfvéns gjenbruk av Norges sangskatter i filmmusikken til Synnöve Solbakken (1934) - en Reader´s Digest til norsk nasjonalromantik?, in Hugo Alfvén − liv och verk i ny belysning, Gunnar Ternhag & Joakim Tillman (eds), 2012, pp. 117−146.
Hedwall, Lennart, Hugo Alfvén, 1973, pp. 252−256.
Description of work
Partly structured on freely adapted old Norwegian folk music and 'Synnöves sång' by Halfdan Kjerulf and partly on newly composed music.
I. Söndagsmorgon i skogen
Moderato G major 2/4
II. Ung kärlek - Synnöve på sätern [Säterjäntans söndag by Ole Bull]
Allegro appassionato F major 3/4
III. Hjärtesorg ('Synnöves sång' by Halfdan Kjerulf) - Pastoral
Andante F minor
IV. Torbjörn och Synnöve
Allegretto moderato, molto vigoroso C major 2/4
V. Längtan
Andantino G minor 3/4
VI. I Solbakken
Allegretto D major 2/4