August Söderman (1832−1876)

Änglarnas hem [Home of the angels]

Print
  • Year of composition: According to Jeanson, the manuscript is dated Stockholm, 5 October, 1875 [referring to the version for female choir a cappella]
  • Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
  • Text author: Oscar [Oskar] Wijkander (1826-1899)
  • Dedication: Svenska damqvartetten*/ (according to Jeanson [referring to the version for female choir a cappella])

    */ Svenska damqvartetten was a quartet active 1871-1879 consisting of singers Hilda Wideberg, soprano, Amy Åberg, mezzo-soprano, Maria Pettersson, alto, and Wilhelmina Söderlund, contralto
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Solo voices/choir

S.A.T.B.

Examples of printed editions

Svenska Skolkvartetten. Andra samlingen, 100 fyrstämmiga sånger [Svenska Skolkvartetten. Volume 2, 100 four-part songs] Abr. Lundquist, Musikförlag (Ed. no. is missing) [1946]

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: The version for female choir a cappella: score and copied parts [incomplete] can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket.
    According to Jeanson, the manuscript dated Stockholm, 5 October, 1875 can be found at the library of the Nordiska museet [the Nordic Museum, Stockholm]

Literature

Jeanson, Gunnar: August Söderman. En svensk tondiktares liv och verk (1926)

Description of work

Andante sostenuto C major 6/4


Work comment

According to Jeanson, this piece is the last work dated by Söderman.

This song also exists in a version for female choir a cappella (S.S.A.A.) See separate post for that version.


Libretto/text

Det bor i Förlossarens himmelska hus
En ängel, vars spanande öga är milt