Jakob Adolf Hägg (1850−1928)

Albumblätter

opus 4

Print

1. Walzer
2. E-dur
3. Ass-dur
4. Lied an....: Langsam
5. Impromptu: Allegretto
6. Elegie: Langsam mit viel Ausdruck
7. Impromptu II: Allegretto
8. Am Kirchhof: Langsam
9. Studie: Nicht zu schnell
10. Nachtstück: Allegretto con moto
11. Impromptu an ++ s Flügel: Allegretto
12. Albumblatt: Allegretto quasi Andante
13. Langsam
14. Lied ohne Worte: Langsam

  • Year of composition: Three of the pieces are dated 1869
  • Work category: Piano
  • Duration: Approx. 15-20 min

Examples of printed editions

• Det Nordiske Forlag, Köpenhamn [Copenhagen] (1898)
• Hans Ahlborg musik, Farsta 2008, reprint of previous edition
• Nos 2 and 7 also in Hägg: Album. 16 leichtere Clavierstücke, Det Nordiske Forlag/Hofmeister, Köpenhamn[Copenhagen]/Leipzig 1898
• Nos 4 and 7 also in Svensk Musiktidnings Musik-Album XI, Stockholm 1898
• No. 2 also in Hägg: 21 små pianostycken [21 small piano pieces], Nordiska musikförlaget, Stockholm 1980
• Nos 6 and 9 also in 100 år Svensk Pianomusik [100 years Swedish piano music], Edition Suecia, Stockholm 1982

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Autograph of no. 2 and nos. 7-14 can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket, Häggsamlingen [the Hägg collection] (in different manuscripts). Remaining pieces are missing

Description of work

1. Walzer: B major 3/4 32 bars (/:8:/:24:/)
2. E major 3/4 29 bars (/:8:/:21:/)
3. A-flat major 3/4 40 bars (/:16:/:24:)
4. Lied an....: Langsam G minor 6/8 18 bars
5. Impromptu: Allegretto F major 6/8 39 bars
6. Elegie: Langsam mit viel Ausdruck D minor 3/4 57 bars
7. Impromptu II: Allegretto B major 2/4 45 bars
8. Am Kirchhof: Langsam B minor 2/4 19 bars, Etwas belebter 47 bars, Tempo I 22 bars, Sehr langsam 2 bars, A tempo 7 bars, in total 97 bars
9. Studie: Nicht zu schnell F-sharp major 6/8 59 bars
10. Nachtstück: Allegretto con moto F minor 2/4 86 bars
11. Impromptu an ++ s Flügel: Allegretto B major 3/8 86 bars
12. Albumblatt: Allegretto quasi Andante G major 2/4 26 bars (/:8:/:18:/)
13. Langsam D minor [no time signature] 8 bars, Noch langsamer 3 bars, in total 11 bars
14. Lied ohne Worte: Langsam A minor 3/4 32 bars (/:8:/:24:/)


Work comment

The opus number is not indicated in the printed edition.

In nos. 1 and 14, the second repeition is somewhat unclear as the repeat sign only appears at the end of the repetition


Media files

References

  • Piano scores
    • Albumblätter - Piano (23 pages, pdf - 1.1 MB  |  Downloaded 2300 times)
      Edition: Det Nordiske Forlag (Henrik Hennings), Köpenhamn, NF3496