1. Elegi: Lento
2. Intermezzo: Allegro agitato — Poco meno — Andante molto italiano — Allegro
3. Karneval: Tempo di valse moderato — Tempo di marcia vivace — Poco sosten. — Tempo di marcia vivace

• Year of composition: January—February 1919
• Work category: Incidental music
• First performed: Lorensbergsteatern, Göteborg [Gothenburg], 20 February 1919, under the baton of the composer
• Duration: Approx. 15-20 min

Instrumentation

Movement no. I: fl, vn I, vn II, vla, vc;
Movement no. II: vn I, vn II, vla, vc;
Movement no. III: fl, mand, guit, tamburino, vn I, vla, vc

Examples of printed editions

B.M-s 1941 (score, early photocopy)

Location for score and part material

Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

• Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
• Possible call no. and autograph comment: Wilhelm Stenhammars arkiv [the Wilhelm Stenhammar archive] (score)

Literature

Wallner, Bo: Wilhelm Stenhammar och hans tid [Wilhelm Stenhammar and his time], Vols. 1-3 (Norstedts Förlag, Stockholm, 1991) [in Swedish, only]

Description of work

1. Elegi, Inledning till 1:sta akten [Elegy, Introduction to Act I]. Lento A minor 12/8 37 bars
2. Mellanakt II [Interval II], Intermezzo Allegro agitato A minor 6/8 26 bars, Poco meno E minor 46 bars, Andante molto italiano C major 3/4 34 bars, 4/4 (C) 2 bars, 3/4 7 bars, Allegro 2/4 16 bars, in total 131 bars
3. Scenmusik till 1sta akten, Karneval [Incidental music, Act I] Tempo di valse moderato E minor 3/4 176 bars, Tempo di marcia vivace D major 2/4 28 bars, Poco sosten. 3/4 30 bars, Tempo di marcia vivace 2/4 16 bars, /:9 bars:/3 bars, /:8 bars:/1 bar /:9 bars:/4 bars, /:8 bars:/ 1 bar/: 9 bars, 2 bars etc. ad libitum (entailing that the last repeat is to be repeated ad libitum), in total 304 bars