• Year of composition: 1949
  • Work category: Incidental music
  • Text author: Rabbe Enckell
  • First performed: 11 november 1949
  • Duration: Approx. 25-30 min

Instrumentation

2*.2*.2*.2* / 4.3.3.0 / timp, 2 perc, hp, / str.
(picc, cor angl, bass clar)
perc: cymb, tambourine

Solo voices/choir

2. Recitative
3. Men's choir a cappella, T.B.
4. Recitative
5. Men's choir, T.T.B.B.
6. Choir speaking, T.B.
7. Men's choir, T.T.B.B
8. Soloists: 1 tenor, 1 bass
9. Tenor soloist
Men's choir, T.B.
10. Mixed choir, S.A.T.B.
11. Soloists: S.A.T.B.
Choir: T.T.B.B, S.S.A.A, S.A.T.B.
12: Mixed choir S.A.T.B
13. Soloists: 1 tenor, 1 bass
Mixed choir, S.A.T.B.
14. Soloist: 1 soprano, 1 tenor
Mixed choir, S.A.T.B.
15. Soloists: recitation,
Mixed choir, S.A.T.B.
18. Men's choir, T.T.B.B.
19. Bass solo
Men's choir, T.T.B.B.
20. Soloists; 1 tenor, 1 bass
Men's choir, T.B.
24. tenor solo,
Men's choir, T.T.B.B.
25. Soloists: 1 soprano, 1 alto
Mixed choir, S.A.T.B.

  • Location autograph: Sveriges Radios Musikbibliotek
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: T 86

Description of work

1. Largo e pesante B major 2/4
2. Lento B major 3/4 (recitative)
3. Moderato alla breve B major (Men's choir a cappella T.B.)
4, Lento C major 2/4 (recitative)
5. Moderato F major 2/4 (men's choir T.T.B.B.)
6. Allegro furioso F major 2/4 (choir speaking T.B.)
7. Moderato D minor 2/4 (men's choir a cappella T.T.B.B.)
8. no tempo markings D major 2/4 (soli T.B., 2 hn)
9. Tranquillo E major 6/8 (tenor solo, men's choir T.B.)
10. Largo e pesante various key and time signatures, Tranquillo various key and time signatures (mixed choir S.A.T.B.)
11. Moderato various key and time signatures (soli S.A.T.B., choir T.T.B.B., S.S.A.A., S.A.T.B.)
12. Maestoso various key and time signatures (mixed choir S.A.T.B.)
13. no tempo markings, various key and time signatures (soli T.B., mixed choir S.A.T.B.)
14. no tempo markings, various key and time signatures (soli S.T., mixed choir S.A.T.B.)
15. no tempo markings, various key and time signatures (recitative, mixed choir S.A.T.B.)
16. Andante A major 2/4
17. Tranquillo F minor 4/4 (C)
18. Lento 2/4 (men's choir T.T.B.B.)
19. no tempo markings, various key and time signatures (bass solo, men's choir T.T.B.B.)
20. Marcia: Moderato various key and time signatures, Soli T.B., men's choir (T.B.)
21. = 17
22. Marcia F major various time signatures
23. Allegretto various key and time signatures
24. no tempo markings, various key and time signatures (Maestoso F major (tenor solo, men's choir T.T.B.B.)
25. Molto tranquillo (soli S.A., mixed choir S.A.T.B.)


Libretto/text

2. I solyttervågorna allt

3. O Argos hemstad

4. Män möter dig

5. O Argos far

6. Sammanstörtande svart brandröks kväljande klor

7. O Argos hemstad

8. Många av makt

9. Men nu är natten dag

10. O dag uppgången

11. Eld tänd på härdarna

12. Segerherre du fick storm att bedarra

13.Segern du bringar

14. Ilion, ditt namn som smidet blommar

15. Höj Trojas härskri

18. Fräls oss från Zeus

19. Vi återvänt, du återsänt

20. Bryt lagern

24. En fest är som strängen på bågen

25. Segraren nådde hemmet