Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)

"Då Natten aldra mörkast är"

HRV 818

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  • Year of composition: After 1734? (After 1728, according to Holm)
  • Work category: Voice and other instruments
  • Text author: "Poesien af A: D. Lénberg" (enligt autografen) [the poetry by A. D. Lénberg (according to the autograph); from "Drama" (1734)]
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Instrumentation

vn, cont.

Solo voices/choir

soprano

Location for score and part material

Manuscripts can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket (KQB/Sv.-R [Lindberg's song book]), at the Lund University Libraries (Kraus 128), and at the Uppsala University Library (Vok.mus. in hs. 40:19)

Literature

Holm, Anna Lena: Tematisk förteckning över J.H. Romans vokalverk. Musikaliska akademiens bibliotek (1994)

Description of work

(no tempo marking) B-flat major alla breve

Links

UUB:Vmhs 40:19


Work comment

Authenticated work (according to Holm)

The music also appears in Freudige Bewillkommung, movement no. 2 "Verdopple Sonne deinen Schein" (HRV 603:2)

The lyrics have also been set to another melody, for soprano and continuo [no figures] (HRV 817)


Libretto/text

Då Natten aldra [sic] mörkast är
de täcka stjernor [sic] klarast blänka