Part I Tempo Andante, poco rubato
Part II Molto adagio, solenne
- Year of composition: Late summer 1920 - October 1921
- Work category: Several choirs with solo voice(s) and orchestra
- Text author: Ture Rangström (1884-1947)
- First performed: 18 December 1921, the auditorium of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm. Soloists: Greta Söderman, Liva Järnefelt, Oscar Ralf, Conny Molin. Choir. The Royal Court Orchestra. Conductor: Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Duration: Approx. 30-40 min
- Detailed duration: 34'68 [according to Caprice CD CAP 21358 (1988)]
Instrumentation
3*.3*.4*.4* / 4.3.3.1 / timp, perc, hp, cel. pno / str
(picc, cor angl, bass clar, dbn)
perc: trgl, cymb, bass dr, tamburino, tamburo piccolo
Solo voices/choir
Soloists: soprano, alto [mezzo-soprano], tenor, baritone
Mixed choir (S.A.T.B.), children's choir
Examples of printed editions
Edition Levande musikarv [Swedish Musical Heritage], Stockholm 2021. Critical edition by Finn Rosengren.
Musikaliska Konstföreningen [the publishing house of the Swedish Art Music Society] (piano reduction) [50 numbered copies printed in 1924]
Location for score and part material
Score, solo, choir, and handwritten orchestral parts as well as piano reduction can be found in the collections of the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Wilhelm Stenhammar's archive (score [in pencil], orchestral reduction)
Literature
Wallner, Bo: Wilhelm Stenhammar och hans tid, vols. 1-3 (Norstedts Förlag, Stockholm, 1991)
Description of work
Part I: Tempo Andante, poco rubato B-flat major (varying key signatures) 4/4 (C)
Part II: Molto adagio, solenne C minor (varying key signatures) 4/4 (C) [Part II begins with an instrumental interlude; see separate post for that piece]
Links
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Work comment
Composed for the 150 year jubilee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1921.
Libretto/text
I: Min sång, mitt land - du mina sångers land!
II: Templet strålar. Rymder ljuda.
Media files
Edition Swedish Musical Heritage
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Scores
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Sången. En symfonisk kantat - Score (pdf - 3.9 MB | Downloaded 1516 times)
Edition: Levande musikarv
Piano reduction
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Sången. En symfonisk kantat - Voice and piano (64 pages, pdf - 12.2 MB | Downloaded 1710 times)
Parts
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Sången. En symfonisk kantat - Parts (zip - 18.7 MB | Downloaded 1111 times)
Edition: Levande musikarv
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