Jakob Adolf Hägg (1850−1928)

21 (Tjugoen) Bjuråkers-Polskor samlade och satta för piano [21 (Twenty-one) Polskas from Bjuråker collected and set for piano]

Print

1. Giftaslåten: D major
2. D minor
3. F major
4. Sparflåten: D minor
5. B-flat major
6. F major
7. F major
8. A major
9. C major
10. C major
11. Sotarelåten: G major
12. Nordlingers polska: G major
13. E-flat major
14. Grafströms polska: G major
15. Syster till Grafströms Polska: G major
16. Svärd-Polska: D minor
17. G major
18. F major
19. Lapp-Polska: C major
20. F major
21. C major

  • Year of composition: Year of composition unknown, probably sometime between 1895 and 1898
  • Work category: Piano
  • Arrangement/revision: Nos. 3, 5, and 13 also exist as orchestral arrangements by Hägg
  • Duration: Approx. 20-25 min

Examples of printed editions

Elkan & Schildknecht, Stockholm 1898

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: The autograph to the piano version is missing. The extant autographs are of the orchestral versions.

Description of work

All are in 3/4 time signature (no tempo markings)
1. Giftaslåten [approx. Wedding tune]: D major 40 bars (/:8:/.8:/24), Dal segno bar 25-32
2. D minor 18 bars (/:9:/:3:/6:/)
3. F major 22 bars (/:6:/16:/)
4. Sparflåten [approx. The sparrow’s song]: D minor 16 bars (/:8:/:8:/)
5. B-flat major 22 bars (/:8:/:14:/)
6. F major 16 bars (/:4:/:8:/4), Dal segno bar 5-12
7. F major 12 bars (/:8:/:4:/), Da capo bar 1-8
8. A major 18 bars (/:8:/:8:/)
9. C major 24 bars (/:8:/:6:/:10:/)
10. C major 16 bars (:8:/:8:/)
11. Sotarelåten [approx. Tune of the chimney sweeps]: G major 16 bars (/:8:/:8:/)
12. Nordlingers polska [Nordlinger’s polska]: G major 24 bars (/:8:/:8:/:8:/)
13. E-flat major 24 bars (/:12:/:12:/)
14. Grafströms polska [Grafström’s polska]: G major 16 bars (/:8:/:8:/), Da capo bars 1-8
15. Syster till Grafströms Polska [Grafström’s sister’s polska]: G major 16 bars (/:8:/:8:/)
16. Svärd-Polska [Sword polska]: D minor 12 bars (/:4:/:8:/)
17. G major 18 bars (/:8:/4/:6:/)
18. F major 24 bars (/:24:/)
19. Lapp-Polska [Sámi polska]: C major 42 bars (/:8:/:11:/:8:/15)
20. F major 24 bars (/:8:/:8:/:8:/)
21. C major 16 bars (/:8:/8:/)


Work comment

The assumption that these pieces were composed between 1895 and 1898 is based on the fact that after his illness, Hägg moved to Hälsingland in 1895 and that they were published in 1898