Elfrida Andrée (1841−1929)
Snöfrid, ballad för soli, kör (och piano, klaverutdrag) [Snöfrid, ballad for soloists, choir, and piano; piano-vocal score]]
Prelude
1. Allegretto moderato
2. Larghetto
3. Maestoso
4. Andante con moto
- Year of composition: 1876
- Work category: Mixed choir and instruments
- Text author: Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895)
- First performed: 1879 Gothenburg
- Arrangement/revision: Arrangement for piano (piano reduction) by Elfrida Andrée, printed in 1884
- Duration: Approx. 25-30 min
Solo voices/choir
Solo voices: 1 soprano, 1 mezzo-soprano, 1 tenor
Mixed choir, S.S.A.A.T.T.B.B.
Examples of printed editions
Musikaliska konstföreningen [the Swedish Art Music Society], Stockholm 1884. Location mark at Musik- och teaterbiblioteket: KO-klav/Sv
Location for score and part material
Handwritten parts material can be found in the Elfrida Andrée collection
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: The Elfrida Andrée collection
Literature
Description of work
Förspel [Prelude]: Moderato G minor 4/4 (C)
1. I quällens mörker [In the evening darkness]: mezzo solo, tenor solo, choir (S.S.A.A.T.T.B.B.), piano. Allegro moderato B-flat major 6/8
2. Nu syntes en vik [Now a bay was sighted]: soprano solo, choir (S.A.T.B.), piano. Larghetto A-flat major 4/4 (C)
3. Men Snöfrid reste sig [But Snöfrid got/stood up]: mezzo solo, choir (S.A.T.B.), piano. Maestoso B-flat major 4/4 (C)
4. Gunnar! Gosse [Gunnar! Boy]: choir (S.A.T.B.), piano. Andante con moto G major alla breve
Libretto/text
1. I quällens mörker och stormens larm ...
2. Nu syntes en vik der månen göt ...
3. Men Snöfrid reste sig hög i stäfven ...
4. Gunnar! Gosse! Många vägar öppna sig ...
alternatively
1. Am dunkeln Abend ...
2. Da lag eine lichtumfloss'ne Bucht ...
3. Und Snöfrid richtet sich auf im Nachen ...
4. Gunnar! Jüngling! Viele Wege ...