Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871−1927)

Mellan broarna (nr 3 ur Fyra Stockholmsdikter av Bo Bergman) [Between the bridges (no. 3 from Four Stockholm Poems by Bo Bergman]

opus 38 no. 3

Print
  • Year of composition: 25 July 1917
  • Work category: Voice and piano
  • Text author: Bo Bergman (1869-1967)
  • Dedication: To sister Olga Bratt 25 July 1917 with thanks for the wonderful time at Hällekind. W. S. (according to autograph)
    To John Forsell. (according to the score print)
  • Arrangement/revision: This song has also been orchestrated. Unknown by whom.
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Examples of printed editions

• A. B. Nordiska Musikförlaget, N. M. S. 103
• Levande Musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage. Emended edition nos. 457-460, Stockholm 2014

  • Location autograph: Stiftelsen Musikkulturens främjande

Literature

Wallner, Bo: Wilhelm Stenhammar och hans tid, vols. 1-3 (Norstedts Förlag, Stockholm, 1991) [in Swedish, only]

Description of work

Con abbondanza G major 6/8, 9/8, 49 bars

Work comment

The collection includes:
Kväll i Klara [Evening in (the parish of) Klara]:
I en skogsbacke [At a wooded hillside]:
Mellan broarna [Between the bridges]
En positivvisa [A barrel organ ditty]

Libretto/text

Rosiga dikt, hur din gamla myt
fyller varenda vinkel!
Ullas triumf och Mollbergs skryt,
Mowitz' hosta och finkel.