Jakob Adolf Hägg (1850−1928)
21 [Tjugoen] små pianostycken, sammanställda, reviderade och bearbetade för pedagogiskt bruk av Ingrid Rasch och Finn Rosengren [21 (Twenty-one) little piano pieces, compiled, revised and adapted for pedagogical use by Ingrid Rasch and Finn Rosengren]
1. Vaggvisa
2. Liten visa
3. Grazioso
4. Nordisk sång
5. Bagatell
6. Blåklockan
7. Campanella
8. Granen
9. Gullvivan
10. Gånglåt
11. Gotlands-Polska
12. Gitarren
13. Binda kransar
14. Humoresk
15. Sång utan ord
16. Andante ur Svit i a-moll
17. Anemonen
18. Scherzino
19. Vals
20. Höstsång
21. Mazurka
- Year of composition: No. 1 1898, no. 7 1899, no. 17 1868, no. 20 1898, year of composition unknown for remaining pieces
- Work category: Piano
- Arrangement/revision:
- Duration: Approx. 10-15 min
Examples of printed editions
Nordiska musikförlaget, Stockholm 1980
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
Description of work
Several pieces have titles created by the editors, considering the youthful target group. Any original titles are also indicated below:
1. Vaggvisa [Lullaby] (Not previously printed. Original title: Wiegenlied): Lento A minor 4/4 (C) 24 bars
2. Liten visa [A little song] (Not previously printed. In one of the manuscripts it is called ’Nord. L. o. W.’, i.e., Nordisches Lied ohne Worte): Andante F major 6/8 22 bars, (20 bars according to a shorter alternative)
3. Grazioso (Not previously printed. Original title missing): Allegretto grazioso A major 6/8 12 bars
4. Nordisk sång [Nordic song] (Kleine Nordische Lieder ohne Worte, no. 5. The piece lacks individual title): Allegretto grazioso F major 3/4 32 bars
5. Bagatell [Bagatelle] (Taken from Kleine Nordische Lieder ohne Worte, no. 37. The piece lacks individual title. In one manuscript, it is called ’Bagatelle’): Andante con moto A major 2/4 24 bars (/:8:/16)
6. Blåklockan [The bluebell] (Blumenlieder und andere Lieder, no. 12, Blaue Glockenblume): C major 4/4 (C) 12 bars (/:4:/8)
7. Campanella (Not previously printed. Campanella is its original title): Crotchet = 96 A minor 4/4 (C) 32 bars
8. Granen [The spruce] (Not previously printed. There is no title in the manuscript): Allegrettto F-sharp minor 2/4 28 bars (/:8:/20)
9. Gullvivan [The cowslip] (Blumenlieder und andere Lieder, no. 3, Primula veris): Andante C major 2/4 16 bars (8/:8:/)
10. Gånglåt [Marching tune] (Not previously printed. Original title missing): Allegretto F major 2/4 24 bars (/:8:/16)
11. Gotlands-Polska [Polska from the island of Gotland] (20 Gotlands-Polskor, no. 12, Laurins Polska [20 polskas from the island of Gotland, no. 12, Laurin’s Polska]): Med gott lynne [In good spirit] C major 3/4 16 bars (/:8:/:8:/)
12. Gitarren [The guitar] (Not previously printed. Original title: Guitarr): Andante con moto D major 6/8 25 bars
13. Binda kransar [Wreath binding] (Blumenlieder und andere Lieder, no. 18, Kränze binden): Nicht zu schnell A major 2/4 14 bars (/:8:/:16:/)
14. Humoresk [Humoresque] (Bilder ur Barnalifvet [Images from Childhood] op 17, no. 4. There the title is ’Humoreske’): Allegretto scherzando C major 6/8 23 bars, Andante 1 bar, in total 24 bars
15. Sång utan ord [Song without words] (Not previously printed. Original title: Lied ohne Worte): Langsam [Slow] D major 2/4 40 bars (/:12:/28]
16. Andante ur Svit i a-moll [Andante from Suite in A minor] (Not previously printed. The movement lacks title.): Andante (langsam [slow]) A major 2/4 32 bars (/:12:/20)
17. Anemonen [The Anemone] (Blumenlieder und andere Lieder, no. 1, Anemone): Andante C major 2/4 46 bars
18. Scherzino (from Bagateller [Bagatelles] op 19, no. 5. Scherzino is the original title): Vivace ma non troppo e minor 3/8 48 bars (16/:32:/), Trio: Più lento C major 40 bars (/:8:/32), Da capo al fine bar 1-48, in total 88 bars (not including repetitions or the Da capo)
19. Vals [Waltz] (from Albumblätter op 4, no. 2. The piece lacks individual title): Utan tempobeteckning, E major 3/4 29 bars (/:8:/:21:/)
20. Höstsång [Autumn song] (from Zwei Klavierstücke, no. 2, Herbstlied) Allegretto E minor 2/4 29 bars (/:8:/21)
21. Mazurka [Scherzo, Lied ohne Worte, Mazurka, Kleine Romanze und Fuga op 58, movement no. 3): [no tempo marking] D-flat major 3/4 32 bars (16/:16:/)
Work comment
The following alternative titles can be used for printed concert programmes:
1. Lento A minor
2. Andante F major
3. Allegretto grazioso A major
4. Kleine nordische Lieder ohne Worte, no. 5 in F major
5. Kleine nordische Lieder ohne Worte, no. 37 in A major
6. Blumenlieder und andere Lieder, no. 12, Blaue Glockenblume
7. Campanella
8. Allegretto F-sharp minor
9. Blumenlieder und andere Lieder, no. 3, Primula veris
10. Allegretto F major
11. 20 Gotlands-Polskor, no. 12, Laurins Polska [20 Polskas from the island of Gotland, no. 12, Laurin's Polska]
12. Andante con moto D major
13. Blumenlieder und andere Lieder, no. 18, Kränze binden
14. Bilder ur Barnalifvet, no. 4, Humoreske [Images from Childhood, no. 4, Humoresque]
15. Langsam [Slow] D major
16. Svit a minor, sats 5 [Suite in A minor, movement no. 5], Andante
17. Blumenlieder und andere Lieder, no. 1, Anemone
18. Bagateller [Bagatelles] op 19, no. 5, Scherzino
19. Albumblätter op 4, no. 2
20. Zwei Klavierstücke, no. 2, Herbstlied
21. Scherzo, Lied ohne Worte, Mazurka, Kleine Romanze und Fuga, no. 3