Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871−1927)

Midvinter
Swedish rapsody for choir and orchestra

opus 24

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  • Year of composition: Florence, Spring 1907 (17 March)
  • Work category: Mixed choir and orchestra
  • First performed: 28 April 1908, Gothenburg Orchestral Society, conducted by the composer
  • Duration: 13 min

Instrumentation

3*.2.2.3 / 4.3.3.1 / timp / str: 12.12.8.8.6
(picc)

Solo voices/choir

Mixed choir: S.A.T.B.
(S+A: at least 25, T+B: at least 15)

Examples of printed editions

Wilhelm Hansen, Musik-Forlag, Kristiania

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Wilhelm Stenhammar's archive

Literature

Wallner, Bo: Wilhelm Stenhammar och hans tid, vols. 1-3 (Norstedts Förlag, Stockholm, 1991)
Stagling, Ingvor: Wilhelm Stenhammar och Den signade dag: från uppteckning till rapsodi (bachelor's thesis Read more

Description of work

Molto sostenuto 4/4 A minor
(In the choral part the choir sings in 4/4 while the orchestra plays in 3/4)

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Libretto/text

Lyrics in Swedish and German:

Den signade dag som vi nu här se
af himmelen till oss nedkomma,
Han blifve oss säll, han låte sig te
Oss allom till glädje och fromma!
Ja, Herren den högste oss alla i dag
för Read more