Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960)

Notturno elegiaco
(Elegi [Elegy])

opus 5

Print
  • Year of composition: 1897–98
  • Work category: French horn and piano
  • Dedication: To Axel Malm (one autograph dedicated to Carl Almgren is dated autumn 1897)
  • Duration: 7 min
  • Detailed duration: 7' (according to the recordings of Öien and Hermansson, respectively)

Examples of printed editions

Carl Gehrmans musikförlag, Stockholm, C.G. 4663, copyright 1952

Location for score and part material

Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Literature

Stevensson, Lennart: Alfvéns Elegi = Notturno för horn/violoncell och orgel/piano [Alfvéns Elegy = Notturno for (French?) horn/violoncello and organ/piano]. − 2−3/97, pp. 20−21. On the creation of these different versions (previously published Movitz no. 6, 1995).

Description of work

Adagio, ma non troppo D minor 4/4 (C) 80 bars, D major 25 bars, in total 105 bars


Work comment

The original version is for [French?] horn and organ, but this piece may also be performed by either combination horn and piano, violoncello and organ, or violoncello and piano.