Ludvig Norman (1831−1885)

Festouverture öfver fosterländska motiv [Festival overture on patriotic motifs]

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  • Year of composition: Waldemarsudde 14 September 1882
  • Work category: Orchestral works in one movement
  • Dedication: Till Kungl. Operans 100 års-fest komponerad för stor orkester af Ludvig Norman [To the 100th jubilee of the Royal Opera in Stockholm, composed for large orchestra by Ludvig Norman]
  • First performed: 30 September 1882, Kungliga Teatern [the Royal Opera in Stockholm]. Kungl. Hovkapellet [i.e, the orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera], conducted by the composer
  • Duration: Approx. 10-15 min

Instrumentation

3*.2.2.2 / 4.2.3.1 / timp, 3 perc / str
(picc)

Examples of printed editions

Musikaliska Konstföreningen [the publishing house of the Swedish Art Music Society], 1911 (ed. no. 99) [The publication was paid for by admirers and friends of the composer.]

Description of work

Molto maestoso C major 4/4 (C)

Work comment

The national anthem ('Du gamla, du fria') and an aria from Johann Gottlieb Naumann's national opera Gustaf Wasa ('Ädla skuggor, vördade fäder') consistute the main themes in the composition.

Waldemarsudde was the home of Prince Eugen of Sweden (1865–1947), now a museum. It is situated on Djurgården in Stockholm.