Bernhard Crusell (1775−1838)

Frithiof kommer till Kung Ring (Efter gamla Scalan) [Frithiof comes to King Ring (Following the old musical scale)]
(nr 8 ur Tio Sånger ur Frithiofs Saga satta i Musik och tillegnade Frithiofs Skald af B. Crusell [no. 8 from Ten songs from Frithiof’s Saga set to music and dedicated to Frithiof’s Poet by B. Crusell])

Print
  • Year of composition: c. 1820-1830?
  • Work category: Voice and piano
  • Text author: Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846)
  • Dedication: Esaias Tegnér
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Examples of printed editions

• Lithograph by C. Müller, Stockholm (1826, according to an annotation in pencil)
• Elkan & Schildknecht, E & S 897, published in 1882 (referring to the extended edition ’Tolf Sånger ur Frithiofs Saga satta i musik och tillegnade Frithiofs skald af B. Crusell’ [Twelve songs from Frithiof’s Saga, set to music and dedicated to Frithiof’s poet by B. Crusell]; in that edition, this song bears no. 9)
• Hans Ahlborg Musik (copy of Elkan & Schildknecht’s edition, copied in 2008)

Location for score and part material

Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Description of work

Måttligt fort [Moderately fast] A minor 2/4 3 bars/:17 bars:/, in total 20 bars

Libretto/text

Frithiof kommer till Kung Ring

Kung Ring han satt i högbänk om julen och drack mjöd,
hos honom satt hans drottning så hvit och rosenröd.
Som vår och höst dem båda man såg bredvid hvarann:
hon var den friska Våren, den kulna Höst var han.

[The verses following this one have not been reproduced in the print.]