Sam Rydberg (1885−1956)

Italia [Italy]
Konsertmarsch nr 2 [Concert march no. 2]

Print
  • Year of composition: Year of composition uncertain
  • Work category: Orchestral works in one movement
  • First performed: The earliest known performance took place on 8 July, 1931, in the Tantolunden [a park in Stockholm], according to the music archive of the Svea Livgardes musikkår, Hasselbacksrepertoaren [the music band of the Svea Life Guards, the Hasselbacken repertoire] Horn 1 (played by Allan Höglund?)
  • Arrangement/revision: Adaptation for modern wind orchestra made by Gunnar Medberg
  • Duration: Approx. 5-10 min

Instrumentation

According to Rydberg's original:
2*.0.4*.0 / 4.5**.3.2 / 2 tenor, bar / perc
(picc, e-flat clar, e-flat corn, b-flat corn)
According to the arrangement made by Gunnar Medberg:
3*.2.6***.2 / 2 a-sax, t-sax, b-sax / 4.7****.3.2 / 2 tenor, bar / 4 perc, db
(picc, e-flat clar, alto clar, bass clar, e-flat corn, 3 b-flat corn)

Examples of printed editions

Gunnar Medberg's version: parts material made by 'T.G.' [i.e., Torsten Grenefors, Borås]
Birger Jarl's version: published by Molenaar Edition

  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: No known autograph
    There is a manuscript (probably copied from the autograph) in the music archive of the Svea Livgardes musikkår, Hasselbacksrepertoaren [the music band of the Svea Life Guards, the Hasselbacken repertoire] at the Försvarsmusiken [Swedish Armed Forces Music Corps], Stockholm

Description of work

t=126 B-flat major 2/4
Trio: E-flat major, 2/4, molto ritenuto rallentando