Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974)
Dritte Suite
Svit för violin, viola och stråkorkester
Suite for violin, viola and string orchestra
opus 19 no. 1
Prelude: Adagio
Pantomim: Moderato
Vision: Allegro Moderato
- Year of composition: 1917, 1921 and 1922 are specified on the website of Swedish Music as years of composition, whereas October 1917 is indicated in the edition of 1946
- Work category: Solo for several string instruments and orchestra
- Duration: 13 min
Examples of printed editions
Leuckart, Leipzig, n. d.
Self-published, Stockholm 1946
Eriks, Stockholm 1972
Description of work
Prelude: Adagio C-sharp minor 3/4 42 bars
Pantomim [Miming movement]: Moderato E minor 4/4 (C) 61 bars
Vision: Allegro Moderato A minor 3/4 240 bars, Adagio C-sharp minor 3/4 10 bars, in total 250 bars
Work comment
This suite is a revised version of the incidental music for Maeterlinck's drama Sister Beatrice [Swedish title: Syster Beatrice]
The three separate titles indicated above follow the three individual editions