Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867−1942)
Sånger för blandad Kör. Det står ett ljus i Österland [Songs for mixed choir. (approx.) There is a light in the East]
- Year of composition: 1891 (according to Henrik Karlsson's list of compositions by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger [2004])
- Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
- Text author: Swedish folk song (according to the printed music)
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Solo voices/choir
S.A.T.B.
Examples of printed editions
Abraham Lundquist Musikförlag, Ed. no. 3805
(Edition includes Necken, Guldfågel, Vårsång I, Vårsång II, Juninatt / Zwiegesang, Det står ett ljus i Österland)
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Z/Sv (The autograph includes also Peterson-Berger's arrangement of Halfdan Kjerulf's "Ingrids vise" [Ingrid's song])
Literature
Karlsson, Henrik: Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. Verkförteckning [List of works] (2004) [available at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket]
Description of work
Andante E-flat major 3/4
Libretto/text
Det står ett ljus i Österland, det lyser som en stjärna.