Jakob Adolf Hägg (1850−1928)

Erinnerung an Norwegen, Tänze und Volkslieder aus dem Amt Trondjem gesammelt und für das Pianoforte gesetzt

Print

1. D major
2. Walzer: B-flat major
3. Lappländisches Lied: G minor
4. Marsch: G major
5. Volkslied: D minor
6. Tanz: D minor
7. Altes Käselied: D minor
8. Tanz: D major
9. Tanz: D minor
10. Choral: C major
11: Tanz: D major
12: Marsch: A major

  • Year of composition: The collection was probably composed during Hägg's time in Norway 1900-1909
  • Work category: Piano
  • Dedication: An Frau Louise Sörensen geb. Berntsen
  • Arrangement/revision: Nos 1, 2 and 12 also exist as arrangement for brass sextet.
    Nos 5 and 12 also exist as arrangement for mixed ensemble.
    No. 11 also exists as orchestral arrangement.
  • Duration: Approx. 5-10 min

Examples of printed editions

N.d. or publisher city, self-published, print: Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: An autograph also exists in the Norsk musikksamling at the Nasjonalbiblioteket [National Library of Norway] in Oslo, and one in the Svenskt visarkiv, Folkmusikkommissionens notsamling

Description of work

1. [no tempo marking] D major 4/4 (C) 20 bars, Da capo (i.e., the whole piece repeated)
2. Walzer: [no tempo marking] B-flat major 3/4 32 bars (/:16:/:16:/), G major 32 bars (/:16:/16), in total 64 bars
3. Lappländisches Lied: crotchet = 96 G minor 3/4 8 bars (4/:4:/)
4. Marsch: [no tempo marking] G major 2/4 24 bars (/:4:/:12:/:8:/)
5. Volkslied: Langsam D minor 10 bars (/:4:/:6:/)
6. Tanz: [no tempo marking] D minor 3/4 12 bars (/:4:/8:/)
7. Altes Käselied: crotchet = 108 D minor 3/4 17 bars (/:4:/:8:/5)
8. Tanz: [no tempo marking] D major 3/4 17 bars (/:8:/:9:/)
9. Tanz: [no tempo marking] D minor 3/4 8 bars (/:4:/:4:/)
10. Choral: crotchet = 100 C major 2/4 24 bars (/:8:/:16:/)
11: Tanz: crotchet = 88 D major 3/4 12 bars (/:4:/8)
12: Marsch: no tempo marks A major 4/4 (C) 12 bars (8/:4:/)

Work comment

Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9 are also included in the (unpublished) collection 100 norska polskdanser
 [100 Norwegian polskas (dances)]. According to the printed music, no. 2 was composed by Sörensen, nos. 5 and 11 "aufgezeichnet von J. Hg.", and no. 10 originating from the neighbourhood of Lake Aursund (in Norway), where Hägg lived 1900-1909.

There is a version of the melody of no. 5 [set in 4/4 (C)] in the Folkmusikkommissionen's sheet music collection at the Svenskt visarkiv (Hs 11, no. 147). The piece shows an annotation (most likely by Olof Andersson) stating: Nos. 147-148 Fjellvisor [Mountain songs], were recorded by J. A. Hägg after an old Sámi woman, who labelled the latter a lullaby.