Elfrida Andrée (1841−1929)

Kantat. Davids 56 Ps. (för damkör, soli och piano; klaverutdrag) [Cantata. Psalm of David no. 56 (for women's choir, soloists, and piano; piano reduction)]
Psalm 56 [Book of Psalms no. 56]

Print

1. Andante con moto
2. Allegro energico
3. Andante moderato
4. Movement no. 1 repeated: Andante con moto

  • Year of composition: 1910, one piano vocal score dated 1920.
  • Work category: Female choir and instruments
  • Text author: The Bible: Book of Psalms no. 56 (Old Testament)
  • Duration: Approx. 15-20 min

Solo voices/choir

Solo voice: 1 alto
Women's choir, S.S.S.S.A.A.A.

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: The Elfrida Andrée collection. Score and parts.

Literature


Description of work

1. Women's choir, S.S.S.A.A. Andante con moto C minor 4/4 (C)
2. Women's choir, S.S.S.S.A.A.A. Allegro energico G minor 4/4 (C)
3. Det vet jag att Gud står mig bi [This I know; for God is for me]: altö solo. Andante moderato E-flat major 4/4 (C)
4. Andante con moto (= movement no. 1)

Work comment

The line 'Det vet jag att Gud står mig bi' (movement no. 3) is a quote from the Book of Psalms no. 56, verse 10 in the Swedish Bible of 1917. In the King James Version, this equals verse 9 in the same Psalm [This I know; for God is for me]

The piano reduction lacks the introduction

Libretto/text

Var mig nådig, o Gud,
ty människor stå mig efter livet
beständigt tränga mig stridsmän ...