Joseph Martin Kraus (1756−1792)
Aan de Lente. 'Waar hebt gij' / 'Lycklig den' in G major
VB 103 (earlier VB 102)
- Year of composition: Probably Paris 1785-1786 (according to van Boer)
- Work category: Voice and piano
- Text author: Jan Bellamy; Swedish text by Anna Maria Lenngren (1754- 1817)
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Solo voices/choir
Soprano
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Z/Sv Kraus Sånger [Songs]
Literature
van Boer Jr, Bertil H: Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus. Systematisch-thematisches Werkverzeichnis, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music series no. 56, Stockholm (1988); an updated edition in English with a partly revised VB-numbering was published in 1998 by Pendragon Press under the title Joseph Martin Kraus. A Systematic-Thematic Catalogue of His Musical Works and Source Study.
Description of work
Larghetto G major 2/4
Libretto/text
Waar hebt gij, o schoone Lente [annan läsart: schoene]/ Lycklig den med sorgfritt hjerta