- Year of composition: Likely 1890 or 1891
- Work category: Voice and piano
- Text author: Eric Bögh, from Hundrede Viser, also printed in Halvandet Hundrede Viser
- First performed: April 1891, Paris, at the music society La Trompette, Marie Louise Juel, soprano, and the composer at the piano.
- Duration: 6 min
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: In the library there are five manuscripts, of which some have French or German text. There are also four scores with a version for soprano and orchestra. All the manuscripts are digitised and freely available online.
Description of work
Moderato D major 4/4 (C)
Work comment
One of the manuscripts presents the alternative title 'Sopran-Aria' (i.e., 'aria for soprano') and another 'Les Cloches du Monastère' (this title has however been strucked through).
Libretto/text
Og sneen den flög saa vide om jord
men nonnen hun sang i det hellige kor
Der er roser i klostrets have
Og ridderen kom fra den blodige leg
Så rød var hans brynje, hans kind var så bleg
Hør klokkerne ringe til ave, til ave ...
alt.
La neige à gros flocons tombait ...
alt.
Der Schnee der fegte den Erdenrund ...
Media files
Edition Swedish Musical Heritage
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Sheet music
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Ballad för sopran och piano - Voice and piano (pdf - 853 kB | Downloaded 925 times)
Edition: Levande musikarv
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