- Year of composition: Publishing agreement 27 March 1952
- Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
- Text author: Swedish folk song
- Arrangement/revision: Arranged for soprano solo and mixed choir by Hugo Alfvén 1952
- Duration: 1 min
Solo voices/choir
Soprano solo, S.A.T.B.
Examples of printed editions
Stockholm 1952, CG 4694. Gehrmans kör-bibliotek, 303
- Location autograph: Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: UUB VMhs 185:10
Literature
Ternhag, Gunnar: Folkvisearrangemangen, in Hugo Alfvén - en vägvisare. Hedemora (2003) pp. 156−166.
Description of work
Långsamt G minor 4/4
Work comment
Hugo Alfvén has arranged this folk song for soprano soloist and mixed choir. This group of singers was feasible for him because at that time the Siljan Choir had a number of good voices who could …
Libretto/text
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