Joseph Martin Kraus (1756−1792)
Aria. 'Hör mina ömma suckar klaga' (from the comedy 'Visittimman') in A major
VB 26 (tidigare VB 25)
- Year of composition: Stockholm 1787 (according to van Boer)
- Work category: Incidental music
- Text author: Adolf Fredrik Ristell (1744-1829) [after 'Le Cercle' by Poinsinet, according to van Boer]
- First performed: The Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, 2 June 1787 (according to van Boer)
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
- Detailed duration: 1'45 (according to Naxos' CD edition)
Instrumentation
[0.2.0.2 / 2.0.0.0] / (cont) / str
[] = probable wind instrumentation, according to van Boer
Solo voices/choir
Soprano
Examples of printed editions
Musikaliskt tidsfördrif (1789)
Location for score and part material
Transcription at Uppsala University Library (according to van Boer)
- Location autograph: Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Kapsel [Sleeve] 57:3a, 51. Si-S. (according to van Boer's earlier edition, the autograph is lost; see more below)
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
Andante A major 6/8
Libretto/text
Hör mina ömma suckar klaga