Otto Lindblad (1809−1864)
Ångbåtssång / Paa Damperen ("Sätt maschinen [maskinen] i gång, herr Kapten")
- Year of composition: Year of composition uncertain (the lyrics were printed in the 1840s)
- Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
- Text author: Otto Lindblad
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Solo voices/choir
Solo quartet: soprano, alto, tenor, bass (Wilhelm Hansen's edition)
Choir: S.A.T.B.
Examples of printed editions
• Blandet Kor II. 50 Sange af danske og fremmede Komponister samlede og udgivne af Sophus Halle, Wilhelm Hansen, Musik-Forlag, Ed. nr. 13849 [Mixed choir II. 50 songs by Danish and foreign composers, …
Description of work
• Wilhelm Hansen's edition: Allegro moderato - Poco lento - Allegro moderato C major - F major - C major 4/4 (C)
• Abr. Lundquist's edition: A-flat major - D-flat major - A-flat major
Work comment
This song also exists in a setting for male choir a cappella (T.T.B.B.). See separate post for that version.
Libretto/text
Wilhelm Hansens utgåva:
Sätt maschinen [sic] i gång, herr Kapten,
sätt maschinen i gång, herr Kapten,
sätt maschinen i gång!
Helsning [sic] vi sända från tonernas värld
Abr. Lundquists utgåva:
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