Andreas Hallén (1846−1925)
Skogsrået. Ballad för tenorbaryton/mezzosopran och orkester [approx. The forest nymph. Ballad for tenor-baritone/mezzo-soprano and orchestra]
opus 33
- Year of composition: 1888 (according to Sohlmans Musiklexikon [a Swedish dictionary of music and musicians], vol. 3, 1976)
- Work category: Voice and orchestra
- Text author: Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895) [1877]
- Duration: Approx. 5-10 min
Instrumentation
2.2.2.2 / 4.2.3*.0 / timp, hp / str
(bass tbn)
Solo voices/choir
Mezzo-soprano (alternatively tenor-baritone)
Examples of printed editions
Musikaliska Konstföreningen, M. K. 64 (Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig) [piano reduction, set for tenor-baritone/mezzo-soprano]
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Z/Sv (score, instrumented for mezzo-soprano and orchestra according to the handwritten flyleaf, for tenor-baritone according to p. 1 in the actual score)
Description of work
Moderato con moto E-flat major (varying key signatures) 4/4 (C)
Libretto/text
Han Björn var en stark och fager sven
med breda väldiga skuldror och smärtare midja än andra män