Joseph Martin Kraus (1756−1792)

Kantat. Kom din herdestaff [sic] att bära D-dur [Cantata. (approx) Come, in order to bear your pastoral staff in D major]

VB 15

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1. Kom, kom din herdestaff att bära (bass solo)
2. Tala till dit eget hjerta (duet)
3. Där Guds änglar (duet)

  • Year of composition: Stockholm 1790 (according to van Boer)
  • Work category: Voices and orchestra
  • Text author: Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795)
  • Duration: Approx. 10-15 min
  • Detailed duration: 10'25 (according to Carus CD edition; the duet 'Där Guds änglar' is not included)

Instrumentation

2.2.0.2 / 2.2.0.0 / timp, (cont) org / str

Solo voices/choir

Soprano, bass

  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Kungliga Operans bibliotek, Kyrkomusik 50 (52) [The Royal Opera library, Church music 50 (52)] (according to van Boer)

Literature

van Boer Jr, Bertil H: Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus. Systematisch-thematisches Werkverzeichnis, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music series no. 56, Stockholm (1988); an updated edition in English with a partly revised VB-numbering was published in 1998 by Pendragon Press under the title Joseph Martin Kraus. A Systematic-Thematic Catalogue of His Musical Works and Source Study (the numbering of this work is however unchanged).

Description of work

1. Allegro moderato D major 4/4 (C)
2. Andante A major 3/4
3. Allegro D major 4/4 (C)

Work comment

On the cover of Frigel's copy, there is an annotation stating that these two pieces were composed on the occasion of the welcoming of Magnus Lehnberg, vicar of the Kungholms Church in Stockholm (the year was added later, according to van Boer).
(In 1802, Magnus Lehnberg was welcomed as vicar of the S:t Jakobs kyrka [Saint James's Church] in Stockholm; see commentary in the registration of Åhlström's Cantata "Evige! Evige! Evige och gode ande!")

Libretto/text

1. Kom, kom din herdestaff att bära

2. Tala till dit egen hjerta under ögats fromma

3. Där Guds änglar dig bedåra