- Year of composition: According to Jeanson, the manuscript is dated Stockholm, 5 October, 1875 [referring to the version for female choir a cappella]
- Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
- Text author: Oscar [Oskar] Wijkander (1826-1899)
- Dedication: Svenska damqvartetten*/ (according to Jeanson [referring to the version for female choir a cappella])
*/ Svenska damqvartetten was a quartet active 1871-1879 consisting of singers Hilda Wideberg, soprano, Amy Åberg, mezzo-soprano, Maria Pettersson, alto, and Wilhelmina Söderlund, contralto - Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Solo voices/choir
S.A.T.B.
Examples of printed editions
Svenska Skolkvartetten. Andra samlingen, 100 fyrstämmiga sånger [Svenska Skolkvartetten. Volume 2, 100 four-part songs] Abr. Lundquist, Musikförlag (Ed. no. is missing) [1946]
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: The version for female choir a cappella: score and copied parts [incomplete] can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket.
According to Jeanson, the manuscript dated Stockholm, 5 October, 1875 can be found at the library of the Nordiska museet [the Nordic Museum, Stockholm]
Literature
Jeanson, Gunnar: August Söderman. En svensk tondiktares liv och verk (1926)
Description of work
Andante sostenuto C major 6/4
Work comment
According to Jeanson, this piece is the last work dated by Söderman.
This song also exists in a version for female choir a cappella (S.S.A.A.) See separate post for that version.
Libretto/text
Det bor i Förlossarens himmelska hus
En ängel, vars spanande öga är milt