Anonymous composer

Tonerna [The tones]
[Composer: Wilhelm Lagercrantz (1825-1886)]

Print
  • Year of composition: 1860s (?) [see below]
  • Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
  • Text author: Hugo Montgomery-Cederhjelm (1847-1872)
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Solo voices/choir

S.A.T.B.

Examples of printed editions

Svenska Skolkvartetten. 100 fyrstämmiga sånger, 1:sta samlingen, [Svenska Skolkvartetten. 100 four-part songs, Volume 1] Abr. Lundquist, Musikförlag (Ed. no. is missing) [1952]

Description of work

Andante con espressione D-flat major 3/4


Work comment

'80 Walda Sånger, arrangerade för Sopran, Alt, Tenor och Bas, samt till skolornas tjenst, samlade och utgifne af Wilhelm Lagercrantz: Häfte 1-4' ['80 selected songs, arranged for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, collected for school use and published by Wilhelm Lagercrantz: Books 1-4'] were published in 1866


Libretto/text

1. Toner, som skänken den lidande tröst,
fyllen med svalkande vågor mitt bröst

2. Toner, som gömmen vad minnet har bäst,
o, må er saga var dag bli min gäst