August Söderman (1832−1876)

Tre visor i folkton [Three songs in folk tone]

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I. Skjön Jomfru! luk dit Vindve op (Danish)
II. Og jeg vil ha'e mig en Hjertenskjær (Norwegian)
III. Nog mins jag hur det var, när som lilla vännen for (Swedish)

  • Year of composition: Nos. I. "Skjön Jomfru! luk dit Vindve op" and II. "Og jeg vil ha'e mig en Hjertenskjær" are dated Copenhagen, 19 March, 1870. No. III "Nog mins jag hur det var, när som lilla vännen for" is dated 18 March, 1870 (according to Jeanson, 1926, p. 289)
  • Work category: Male choir a cappella
  • Text author: I: A. Oehlenschläger [most likely referring to Adam Oehlenschläger (1779-1850)]
    II: C. P. Riis [most likely referring to Claus Pavels (sic) Riis (1826-1886)]
    III: Onkel Adam [pen name of Carl Anton Wetterbergh (1804-1889)]
  • Dedication: To Hugo Lutteman, Zacharias Köster, Edvard Ellberg, and Gustaf Rydberg" (according to the printed music)
  • Duration: Approx. 5-10 min

Solo voices/choir

T.T.B.B.

Examples of printed editions

• Tre Visor i Folkton komponerade för Mans-Röster [Three songs in folk tone, composed for male voices], Elkan & Schildknecht, E. & S. 525
• Elkan & Schildknecht, printed in 1872 (ed. no. missing)
• Elkan & Schildknecht, printed in 1889 (ed. no. missing)

- No. II. "Og jeg vil ha'e mig en Hjertenskjær" is also included in the collection "Flerstemmige Sange for Mandsstemmer udgivne af Studentersangforeningen i Kjøbenhavn. 1873", "Forlagt af Horneman & Erslev (S. A. E. Hagen.) Kjøbenhavn [approx. Polyphonic songs for male voices, published by the students' song society in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1873; published by Horneman & Erslev (S. A. E. Hagen.), Copenhagen]. Stockholm: Abr. Hirsch, Elkan & Schildknecht. Christiania [Oslo]: C. Warmuth. J. A. Røsholm".
It can also be found in the collection "Ylioppilaslauluja. / Studentsånger. Första häftet. Samlingen utgifven af D. Hahl. Filos. [sic] Kand.", K. E. Holms Förlag, Helsingfors, [approx. Ylioppilaslauluja / Students' songs. First book. The collection was published by D. Hahl, Bachelor of Arts. K. E. Holm's publishing house, Helsinki, Finland], 1871

Location for score and part material

Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Literature

Jeanson, Gunnar: August Söderman. En svensk tondiktares liv och verk, 1926

Description of work

I. Skjön Jomfru! luk dit Vindve op: Andante B minor 6/8
II. Og jeg vil ha'e mig en Hjertenskjær: Allegro moderato D major 2/4
III. Nog mins jag hur det var, när som lilla vännen for: Allegretto B-flat major (- B-flat minor) 4/4 (C)


Libretto/text

I. Skjön [sic] Jomfru! luk dit Vindve op, Her er din Hjertenskjær

II. Og jeg vil ha'e mig en Hjertenskjær, Ja - ja, Hjertenskjær

III. Nog mins [sic] jag hur det var, när som lilla vännen for,
Och jag kände mig så ensam uti verlden 


Media files

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