Ludvig Norman (1831−1885)

Zwei Charakterstücke für Pianoforte
Två karakterstycken [Two character pieces for piano]

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Print

1. Allegro commodo — Un poco più tranquillo — Tempo 1o
2. Der Sonntagsritt: Moderato, ma non troppo lento — Allegro moderato — Tempo 1o — Allegro molto — Tempo 1o tranquillo

  • Year of composition: Leipzig, May, 1850: no. 1 on 2nd May; no. 2: no specific date indicated, only the month
  • Work category: Piano
  • Duration: Approx. 10-15 min

Examples of printed editions

• Levande musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage. Emended edition nos. 890-891, Stockholm 2015
• Leipzig, Fr. Kistner, no. 1756.
• Stockholm, Julius Bagge.

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Normans samling [the Ludvig Norman collection] M-Å, in an album with the title: 'Normansches Schatz-Kästlein für Clavier', pp. 1-17

Literature

Bagge, Julius: Förteckning öfver Ludvig Normans tonverk, upprättad af Julius Bagge [List of Ludvig Norman's compositions, established by Julius Bagge]. Stockholm, 1886, p. 3
Sanner, Lars-Erik: Ludvig Norman. Studier kring en svensk 1800-talsmusiker med särskild hänsyn till hans konsertverksamhet och ungdomskompositioner. Licentiatavhandling i ämnet Musikforskning [Licentiate diss. in musicology], Uppsala 1955, pp. 172-174

Description of work

1. Allegro commodo F-sharp minor 2/4 50 bars, Un poco più tranquillo D major 6/8 92 bars, Tempo 1o F-sharp minor 2/4 81 bars, in total 223 bars
2. Der Sonntagsritt. Moderato, ma non troppo lento B-flat major 3/8 67 bars, Allegro moderato G-flat major 3/4 56 bars, Tempo 1o B-flat major 3/8 80 bars, Allegro molto 62 bars, Tempo 1o tranquillo 12 bars, in total 275 bars