Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867−1942)

Ur en kärlekssaga. 7 [sju] sånger. Vackra barn der vid ditt fönster [From a love story. 7 (seven) songs. Beautiful child, there by your window]

opus 14 (according to an annotation in pencil)

Print
  • Year of composition: Dresden 1890
  • Work category: Voice and piano
  • Text author: Günther Walling (pen name of Karl Friedrich Ulrici (1839-1896)] From "Von Lenz zu Herbst" 1884, probably 2nd edition, 1887), trans. by the composer (according to Henrik Karlsson's list of compositions by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger [2004])
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Examples of printed editions

Abraham Hirschs förlag, Ed. no. 2197
(Edition includes Vackra barn der vid ditt fönster, Två klara stjernor har himlen mist, Dagen flyr, Liksom den unga Zephyr, Ibland myrten och jasminer, Minnes du rosentiden, Att sorg du mig gjort)

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Z/Sv Peterson-Berger has written on the autograph that it originally included 14 songs [see ’14 Lieder aus Sevilla’] and that the manuscript is incomplete as the first part of the first song is missing.

Literature

Karlsson, Henrik: Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. Verkförteckning [List of works] (2004) [available at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket]

Description of work

Con fuoco e giubilo E major 3/4

Work comment

The remaining seven songs are included in the autograph '14 "Lieder aus Sevilla"' (available as photo copy, only). See separate post for that work.

Libretto/text

Vackra barn der vid ditt fönster, endast en med dig kan täfla / Schönes Kind auf dem Altane, bist nor Einer zu vergleichen