August Söderman (1832−1876)

Ouverture till Jungfrun av Orleans [Overture to The Virgin/Maid of Orleans]
Svenskt festspel [Swedish festival]

Print
  • Year of composition: 1858
  • Work category: Orchestral works in one movement
  • Duration: 7 min

Instrumentation

2*.2.2.2 / 4.3*.3.0 / timp, 3 perc / str
(picc, e-flat corn)
Also exists in an arrangement for wind orchestra

Examples of printed editions

• Score and parts: Hirsch, Stockholm [1879?]
• Study score: Gehrmans, Stockholm 1948 (a reduced facsimilie of Hirsch's score)

Description of work

Allegro E-flat major 4/4 (C), 219 bars

Work comment

This piece was originally intended to be the overture to Några timmar på Kronoborgs slott av Oscar Fredrik (Oscar II) [A few hours at Kronoborg Castle by Oscar Fredrik (i.e., King Oscar II of Sweden)]