Gösta Nystroem (1890-1966)

Sinfonia tramontana
(Symfoni nr 6 [Symphony no. 6])

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1. Lento
2. Lento

  • Year of composition: Särö 12 December 1965
  • Work category: Symphony
  • First performed: 30 October 1966, the Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester [Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra], cond.: Stig Westerberg
  • Duration: 29 min

Instrumentation

3*.2.2.3* / 4.3.3.1 / timp. 3-4 perc / str
(picc, dbn)

  • Location autograph: Sveriges Radios Musikbibliotek

Description of work

1. Lento (no fixed key signatures) 4/4 (C) 23 bars, 3/4 18 bars, 4/4 (C) 2 bars, Allegro molto scherzoso 2/4 52 bars, 3/4 10 bars, 2/4 (with inserted occasional bars in 3/4) 44 bars, Adagio misterioso 3/4 14 bars, Allegro scherzoso 2/4 120 bars, Grave 3/4 5 bars, Allegro scherzoso 2/4 72 bars, Molto leggiero 3/4 10 bars, 2/4 10 bars, 6/4 5 bars, A tempo Agitato 2/4 7 bars, 6/4 2 bars, Lento 4/4 (C) 23 bars, 3/4 5 bars, 4/4 (C) 15 bars, in total 427 bars
2. Lento (no fixed key signatures) 4/4 (C) 26 bars, 3/4 3 bars, 4/4 (C) 8 bars, 3/4 6 bars, Allegro 4/4 (C) (with inserted occasional bars in 6/4 and 3/4) 41 bars, Meno 17 bars, A tempo ma un poco meno (accel.) 11 bars, Energico A tempo Allegro 15 bars, Andante quasi lentando 14 bars, 3/4 9 bars, Grandioso (meno) molto intenso 15 bars, Allegro 2/4 (with inserted occasional bars in 5/8 and 3/4) 56 bars, Andante cantabile (poi accel.) 3/4 35 bars, Poco meno 4 bars, Con certezza 2/4 9 bars, Molto marcato 4/4 (C) 7 bars, in total 276 bars


Work comment

Särö is a locality near Kungsbacka