- Year of composition: After 1734? (After 1728, according to Holm)
- Work category: Voice and other instruments
- Text author: "Poesien af A: D. Lénberg" (enligt autografen) [the poetry by A. D. Lénberg (according to the autograph); from "Drama" (1734)]
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Instrumentation
vn, cont.
Solo voices/choir
soprano
Location for score and part material
Manuscripts can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket (KQB/Sv.-R [Lindberg's song book]), at the Lund University Libraries (Kraus 128), and at the Uppsala University Library (Vok.mus. in hs. 40:19)
Literature
Holm, Anna Lena: Tematisk förteckning över J.H. Romans vokalverk. Musikaliska akademiens bibliotek (1994)
Description of work
(no tempo marking) B-flat major alla breve
Links
Work comment
Authenticated work (according to Holm)
The music also appears in Freudige Bewillkommung, movement no. 2 "Verdopple Sonne deinen Schein" (HRV 603:2)
The lyrics have also been set to another melody, for soprano and continuo [no figures] (HRV 817)
Libretto/text
Då Natten aldra [sic] mörkast är
de täcka stjernor [sic] klarast blänka