Jakob Adolf Hägg (1850−1928)

Kleine nordische Lieder ohne Worte und Präludien, Heft III

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6. Prelude: Con moto
17. Allegretto
18. Andante
19. Allegretto
20. Andante
21. Crotchet=100
22. Andante

  • Year of composition: Two of the pieces are dated 1897, year of composition for remaining pieces unknown
  • Work category: Piano
  • Dedication: no. 16: An Sigurd Ehinger
    no. 17: An Fräulein Aline Lennmark
    no. 18: An Fräulein Elisabeth Sundberg
    no. 19: An Fräulein Ebba Kjellberg
    no. 20: An Herrn Director C. Berg
    no. 21: An C. Frummeric
    no. 22: An Fräulein Elin Petterson
  • Duration: Approx. 10-15 min

Examples of printed editions

Det Nordiske Forlag / Hofmeister, Köpenhamn [Copenhagen] / Leipzig [troligen 1899]

No. 17 and 18 also in Hägg, Album, 16 leichtere Clavierstücke
Det Nordiske Forlag / Hofmeister, Köpenhamn [Copenhagen] / Leipzig [1900]

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: The pieces are spread over several manuscripts in the Hägg collection [Hägg-samlingen]

Description of work

16. Prelude: Con moto C minor 4/4 (C) 59 bars
17. Allegretto F minor 3/8 55 bars (/:16:/39)
18. Andante E major 3/4 46 bars
19. Allegretto B-flat major 3/8 31 bars
20. Andante A minor 2/4 25 bars (/:8:/17)
21. Crotchet=100 F-sharp minor 3/4 32 bars
22. Andante A-flat major 2/4 37 bars

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Work comment

It seems as though when preparing the five books Kleine nordische Lieder und Präludien, Hägg made a selection from his previously composed pieces, which might explain why no. 16 is dated Skån 8 August 1897 and no. 18 is dated 10 September 1897. The remaining pieces lack information as to their composition dates and may as well be from the 1860s or 1870s as from the years immediately before the publication.