1. Mannen (Selbst ist der Mann)
2. Kvinnan (Das Weib)

• Year of composition: Movement no. 1 finished in 1917, supplemented in 1939 with movement no. 2
• Work category: Symphony
• Dedication: Movement no. 2, Kvinnan, 'Till min Elsie' [The woman, 'To my Elsie']
• First performed: Movement no. 1, at the time a symphonic poem with the title ’Selbst ist der Mann’, was premiered on 24 January, 1918. The first performance of the complete symphony took place on 9 December, 1942 with the Stockholms Konsertförenings orkester [now The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra] under the baton of Carl [von] Garaguly.
• Duration: 24 min

Instrumentation

3*.2*.3*.2*. / 4.3.3.1 / timp, perc, hp / str
picc, cor angl, bass clar, dbn
perc: trgl, tamb, becken, tamb. rull, gr. cassa, piatti, campane, gonggong

Examples of printed editions

Score and parts are available for purchase/rent from Stim/Svensk musik.

Location for score and part material

Musik-och teaterbiblioteket (score, only)

• Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
• Possible call no. and autograph comment: Score in autograph can be found in the Natanael Berg deposition, vol. I Symfoniska verk: nr 7 [Symphonic works. no. 7]

Description of work

1. Mannen [The man] (Selbst ist der Mann): Prestissimo varying keys ending in G minor 6/8
2. Kvinnan [The woman] (Das Weib): Andante varying keys ending in E-flat major 6/8

Links

Score example (the first 7 pages from movement no. 1) available at Stim/Svensk musik