- Year of composition: c. 1930-1940
- Work category: Incidental music
- Text author: James Elroy Flecker (1884-1915), translation into Swedish by Prins Wilhelm [Prince Wilhelm of Sweden (1884-1965)]
- First performed: 1st January 1939
- Duration: Approx. 5-10 min
Instrumentation
0.1.0.0 / 0.1.0.0 / timp, perc: sn dr, tam, tambourine, cymb / pno, str.
Solo voices/choir
Tenor solo
Choir: one-part mixed choir, one-part women's choir, two-part men's choir
Location for score and part material
Incomplete parts
- Location autograph: Sveriges Radios Musikbibliotek
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: T 55, score missing
Description of work
1. Lament C minor 4/4 (C)
2. Lento B-flat major 4/4 (C), Moderato B major
3. Con moto A major 3/4
4. no tempo markings A-flat major alla breve, 3/4
5. no tempo markings 2/4 (perc)
6. Moderato B-flat major 4/4 (C)
7-8. not played on the radio
9. Moderato C major 4/4 (C)
10. Lagabre starts in F minor 4/4 (C), various tempo markings and time signatures
11. Tiggarens sång [The beggar's song]: F minor alla breve, C major 3/4
12. Kör av tiggare och danserskor [Chorus of beggars and female dancers]: F minor 2/4 (unison choir)
13. Soldatsång [Marching song (lit. Soldiers' song] D minor, D major 2/4 (unison choir)
Work comment
The play was performed in Swedish already in 1925, but Atterberg most likely composed the music first in the 1930s.
Libretto/text
11. Tiggarens sång. "Alla med två ben, hitåt"
12. Kör av tiggare och danserskor. "Idag skall narren"
13. Soldatsång. "Vi ska leka med ödet tafatt"