Before the speech:
1. Chorus
2. Recitative, Aria and Chorus
3. Cuplés with Chorus
After the speech:
4. Soloist Quartet / Organ ad libitum
5. Alternating vocals
6. Final Chorus

• Year of composition: 12 December 1876 (according to the autograph)
• Work category: Male choir with solo voice(s) and instrument
• Text author: [Aug.] Hjelmstjerna [probably referring to August Hjelmstjerna (1825-1904)]
• First performed: Stockholm, on 20 or 21st January, 1877 [most likely at the Bååtska palatset (Bååt's Palace) at Blasieholmen]
• Duration: Approx. 5-10 min
• Detailed duration: Duration uncertain

Instrumentation

pno/org

Solo voices/choir

solo voices: tenor, bass
soloist trio: tenor I + II, bass
choir: T.T.(T.)B.B.(B.)

Location for score and part material

Handwritten piano reduction/piano-vocal score and parts material can be found in the collections of the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

• Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
• Possible call no. and autograph comment: Sv. Saml. Kör m pfte (Körer m. piano el. orgel) [Swedish collection. Choir with pianoforte (Choruses with piano or organ)]. One of the piano reductions is in Hallström’s hand, with the dedicattion ’to Olle’ [probably referring to tenor Olof Strandberg (1816-1882)] (On the cover page, the word 'klaverutdrag' [piano reduction] has been struck through and changed to 'pianopartitur' [(probably) piano-vocal score])

Description of work

Before the speech:
1. Chorus: Maestoso F major 4/4 (C) [attacca]
2. Recitative, Aria and Chorus: Allegro - Andante - Allegro - Andante C major 4/4 (C) - 3/8 - 4/4 (C) [attacca]
3. Cuplés with Chorus: … Read moreAndantino E minor 2/4
After the speech:
4. Soloist Quartet / Organ ad libitum / Andante A-flat major 4/4 (C)
5. Alternating vocals: Moderato - Maestoso C major - D-flat major - D major 4/4 (C)
6. Final Chorus: Maestoso G major - G minor - G major 4/4 (C) Collapse

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