Elfrida Andrée (1841−1929)
Fritiof Suite [Frithiof Suite]
(Svit för orkester efter operan Fritiofs saga) [Suite for orchestra from the opera Frithiofs Saga]
Fritiof-svit [Frithiof suite]
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1. Förspel
2. Ingeborgs klagan
3. Rings Drapa
4. Fritiofs svärmeri
5. Fritiofs färd på havet
- Year of composition: Suite composed in 1909 from the opera Fritiofs saga [Frithiof's Saga], 1898.
- Work category: Orchestral works in several movements
- Text author: Female choir in movement no. 5: lyrics by Selma Lagerlöf after Esaias Tegnér's epic poem
- Duration: 29 min
Instrumentation
3*.3*.3.3 / 4.3.3.1 / timp, perc, hp / str
picc, cor angl
perc: piatti
Solo voices/choir
Unison female choir, sopranos
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Elfrida Andrées samling [Elfrida Andrée's collection]
Literature
Description of work
1. Förspel [Prelude]: Maestoso E-flat major 4/4 (C)
2. Ingeborgs klagan [Ingeborg's lament]: Andantino G minor 2/4
3. Rings Drapa [King Ring's ode]: Andantino maestoso C major 4/4 (C)
4. Fritiofs svärmeri [Frithiof's romance]: F major 4/4 (C)
5. Fritiofs färd på havet [Frithiof's sea voyage] (with unison female choir ad. lib.): Allegro agitato D minor alla breve
Work comment
Libretto/text
Movement no. 5: Se, nu stormen flyr ...