• Year of composition: 2 February 1923
• Work category: Incidental music
• Text author: Greta Holmgren (1870-1961)
• Duration: Approx. 10-15 min
• Detailed duration: The music is probably not longer than ca 15 min.

Instrumentation

1.0.1.0 / 0.0.0.0 / str

Solo voices/choir

4 singing actors: Emma, Tre aunts, Tok-Frans

Location for score and part material

Svensk Musik

Description of work

Act I
1. Förspel [Introduction], "Storgångsmarschen" [Storgång march]: Alla marcia C major 18 bars, (4/:7:/:7:/), Dal segno bars 5 - 18 without repetitions 14 bars, 5 bars, attacca
Låt [Ditty]: E minor one long bar without time signature.
2 = Marsch ur nr 1 [March from no. 1]
3. Emmas 1:sta visa [Emma’s 1st song]: Emma, Andante A minor 4/4 (C) 11 bars (1/:10:/)
4. Tok-Frans' visa [Tok-Frans’s song]. Con moto F major 4/4 (C) 8 bars (/:6:/2)
5. Emmas vallvisa [Emma’s herder song]: Moderato A minor 6/8 21 bars (/:20:/1)
6 = Låt ur nr 1 [Ditty from no. 1]

Act II
7. Förspel [Introduction]: Alla marcia 4/4 (C) D major 24 bars (2/:10:/:12:/), Dal segno bars 3 - 12
8. Emmas första visa [Emmas first song]: Adagio G minor 3/4 22 bars (6/:16:/)
9. Första mosterns spinnvisa [First Aunt’s spinning song]: Vivace G minor 48 bars (/:16:/:!6:/16)
10. Emmas andra visa [Emma’s second song]: Adagio D minor 3/4 22 bars (6/:16:/)
11. Andra mosterns väv-visa [Second Aunt’s weaving song]: Vivace C major 21 bars (2/:18:/1)
12. Emmas tredje visa [Emma’s third song]: Adagio E minor 3/4 6 bars, Tranquillo 6/8 16 bars (/:16:/)
13. Tredje mosterns sy-visa [Third Aunt’s sewing song]: Moderato 13 bars (/:12:/1)
14 = 7

Act III
15. Förspel [Introduction] = 16.
16. Dans av tjänstefolk [Dance of servants]: Vivace D major 3/4 37 bars (2/:16:/6/:6:/:6:/1), Dal segno bars 3-36
17 = 1
18. Bröllopsdans [Wedding dance]: Andante A minor 3/4 18 bars (2/:8:/8), Dal segno bars 3-18, 9 bars, 20 bars, Dal segno bars 3-26