Ludvig Norman (1831−1885)

Fantasistycken för Pianoforte [Fantasy pieces for pianoforte]
Vier Fantasiestücke für Pianoforte

opus 5

Print

1. Allegro Moderato
2. Andantino
3. Canon: Allegro Moderato
4. Allegro molto quasi Presto — un poco più lento — Tempo I — Tranquillamento

  • Year of composition: No. 1: October, 1852 (according to the autograph); a new, revised edition of the whole work was published in 1885
  • Work category: Piano
  • Dedication: To Ivar Hallström
  • Duration: Approx. 10-15 min

Examples of printed editions

• Levande musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage. Emended edition nos. 817-820, Stockholm 2015
• Stockholm, Abr. Hirsch, no. 516, publ. 1852.
• Leipzig, Fr. Kistner, no. 1990, publ. 1853.
• Leipzig, Fr. Kistner, new rev. ed. publ. 1885.

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Normans samling [the Ludvig Norman collection] (N.B.: no 1 is significantly longer in the autograph than in the printed edition)

Literature

Bagge, Julius: Förteckning öfver Ludvig Normans tonverk, upprättad af Julius Bagge [List of Ludvig Norman's compositions, established by Julius Bagge]. Stockholm, 1886, p. 4.

Description of work

1. Allegro Moderato D minor 3/8, 184 bars [according to the autograph: Allegro D minor 3/8, 156 bars, D major, 39 bars, D minor, 33 bars, in total 228 bars]
2. Andantino A major 2/4, 64 bars
3. Canon: Allegro Moderato A minor, 4/4 (C), /:8 bars:/, 25 bars, in total 33 bars
4. Allegro molto quasi Presto D major 6/8, 40 bars, un poco più lento, 8 bars, Tempo I, 65 bars, Tranquillamento, 37 bars, in total 150 bars