Johan Wikmanson (1753-1800)

Divertissement på Söderfors [Divertissement at Söderfors]

Print
  • Year of composition: 1784
  • Work category: Harpsichord
  • Duration: Approx. 5-10 min

Examples of printed editions

Included in "Svensk Sång. Gammalt och nytt af svenska tonsättare, under redaktion af Karl Valentin" [Swedish Song. Old and new by Swedish composers, edited by Karl Valentin], II, pp. 98-105. Ljus' förlag, Stockholm, 1901. Valentin conveys that this piece had not previously been printed.

Location for score and part material

Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Description of work

Allegro maestoso D major 4/4 (C), /:35 bars:/, 23 bars, D minor, 11 bars, D major, 29 bars, Adagio, 3 bars, a tempo, 4 bars, in total 105 bars


Work comment

Söderfors is a locality [now] situated in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County (Sweden); the title is referring to the Söderfors manor.

This piece was probably dedicated to Anna Johanna Grill (1753-1809), wife of Adolf Ulric Grill (1752-1797) [owner of the Söderfors ironworks (and manor)]. According to the Svenskt biografiskt lexikon [Swedish biographical dictionary], in his youth, Adolf Ulric Grill studied music theory with Wikmanson.