Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
Poesien af Herr O. v. Dalin [poetry by Mr. O. v. Dalin]. "Äta litet, dricka vatten"
HRV 949
- Year of composition: After 1728, but before 1748 (according to Holm)
- Work category: Voice(s) with basso continuo
- Text author: Olof von Dalin ("Nögd Lefnad" [sic] from "Poetiska arbeten")
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Instrumentation
cont. (no figures)
Solo voices/choir
soprano
Location for score and part material
Handwritten copies can be found at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket (KQB/Sv.-R Lindbergs sångbok [Lindberg's song book], PB-R Notbok tillhörig A.B. [PB-R notebook, belonging to A.B.], PDB/Sv.-R Dansbok [dance book], Bills), at the Kalmar Museum (Svebilii visbok [Svebilii song book; 1756]), at the Lund University Libraries (Schartau 2:5), and at the Uppsala University Library (Vok.mus. in hs. 63:3)
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Ro:84, Ro:85
Literature
Holm, Anna Lena: Tematisk förteckning över J.H. Romans vokalverk. Musikaliska akademiens bibliotek (1994)
Description of work
Allegretto D major 6/8
Links
Work comment
Authenticated work (according to Holm)
The melody is identical to Roman's Sinfonia in D major, movement no. 4 [BeRI 14:4] and the choral piece "Låt oss denna dag" [HRV 508]
Libretto/text
Äta litet, dricka vatten,
roligt sälskap [sic], sömn om natten