Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner [Haeffner] (1759−1833)

Vid Carl XII:s dödsfest 1818 (Narva-marschen) ["Viken, tidens flyktiga minnen"] [On the occasion of the commemoration in 1818 of the centennial of the death of King Charles XII of Sweden (a.k.a. "The Narva March")]

Print
  • Year of composition: Year of composition uncertain (the version for mixed choir a cappella was printed in the Poetisk kalender 1818 [Poetic calendar 1818], as well as separately by the publishing house of Hofkapellmeister Hæffner
  • Work category: Male choir a cappella
  • Text author: Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1847)
  • First performed: First performed in Uppsala on 30 November, 1818, at the commemoration of the centennial of the death of King Charles XII of Sweden (according to Hirsch's ed. no. 2785)
  • Arrangement/revision: Arrangement by the composer (according to Hirsch's editions)
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Solo voices/choir

T.T.B.B.

Examples of printed editions

• Upsala, Zeipel och Palmblad, 1818, På f. Kapellmästarn Hæffners Förlag [Uppsala, Zeipel and Palmblad, 1818. At the printing house of Hofkapellmeister Hæffner]
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Description of work

(no tempo marking) D minor 4/4 (C)


Work comment

This song also exists in a setting for mixed choir a cappella (S.A.T.B.). See separate post for that version.


Libretto/text

v. 1. Viken, tidens flygtiga [sic] minnen!
Stundens fröjder, bleknen, försvinnen! [sic]

v. 2. Efter hundraåriga skiften
Våga nalkas till hjeltegriften!

v. 3. Oledsagad går ej af jorden
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