Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795)

"Storm och böljor tystna re'n" (Fredmans epistel nr 39) [Fredman's Epistle no. 39]

Print
  • Year of composition: 1770s (?); the collection was published by Olof Åhlström in 1790 (by this time, many of the songs included were already twenty years old)
  • Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
  • Text author: Carl Michael Bellman
  • 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]

Description of work

Menuetto C major 3/4

Work comment

According to the standard edition of the Bellmanssällskapet [Bellman Society] the subtitle is: "Öfver Bergströmskans Porträt [sic] på Lijlans krog, i Torshella" [Regarding Mrs. Bergström's portrait at the Liljans krog (Lily's tavern], in Torshälla (a locality situated in Eskilstuna Municipality)

Libretto/text

Storm och böljor tystna re'n,
himlavalvets matta sken