- Year of composition: 1891 (according to Henrik Karlsson's list of compositions by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, 2004)
- Work category: Male choir a cappella
- Text author: Carl Snoilsky [1841-1903] (from ”Tankar och toner”, according to Henrik Karlsson's list of compositions by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, 2004)
- Arrangement/revision: Wilhelm Peterson-Berger 1903 and 1906 (according to Henrik Karlsson's list of compositions by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, 2004)
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Solo voices/choir
T.T.B.B.
Examples of printed editions
Gehrmans Kvartett-Bibliotek. Fyrstämmiga Sånger för Mansröster [Four-part songs for male voices] no. 39, Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag, C. G. 1575. (According to the printed music, it was awarded a prize by the Sällskapet för svenska kvartettsångens befrämjande and was printed in its book for 1904.)
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
Literature
Karlsson, Henrik: Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. Verkförteckning [List of works] (2004) [available at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket]
Description of work
Moderato A major - F-sharp major (- F-sharp minor) 4/4 (C) - 6/8 - 4/4 (C)
Work comment
This song also exists in a setting for mixed choir a cappella (S.A.T.B.). See separate post for that version.
Libretto/text
Gossen gick till skogens gömma,
från en lexa [sic] flyktigt lärd
Media files
Edition Swedish Musical Heritage
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Vocal scores
- Guldfågel - Score (2 pages, pdf - 161 kB | Downloaded 1477 times)