Part I Tempo Andante, poco rubato
Part II Molto adagio, solenne
- Year of composition: Late summer 1920 - October 1921
- Work category: Several choirs with solo voice(s) and orchestra
- Text author: Ture Rangström
- First performed: 18 December 1921, the grand hall of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm. Soloists: Greta Söderman, Liva Järnefelt, Oscar Ralf, Conny Molin. Choir. The Royal Court Orchestra. Conductor: Wilhelm Stenhammar
- Duration: Approx. 30-40 min
- Detailed duration: 34'68 (according to the Caprice CD)
Instrumentation
3*.3*.4*.4* / 4.3.3.1 / timp, perc, hp, cel. pno / str
(picc, cor angl, bass clar, dbn)
perc: trgl, cymb, bass dr, tamburino, tamburo piccolo
Solo voices/choir
Soloists: soprano, alto [mezzo soprano], tenor, baritone
Mixed choir, S.A.T.B., children's choir
Examples of printed editions
Edition Levande musikarv, Stockholm 2021. Critical edition by Finn Rosengren.
Musikaliska Konstföreningen (piano reduction) [50 numbered copies printed in 1924]
Location for score and part material
Score, solo, choir and handwritten orchestral parts and piano reduction at Musik- och teaterbiblioteket's collections.
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Wilhelm Stenhammar's archive (score [in pencil], orchestral reduction)
Literature
Wallner, Bo: Wilhelm Stenhammar och hans tid, vols. 1-3 (Norstedts Förlag, Stockholm, 1991)
Description of work
Part I: Tempo Andante, poco rubato B-flat major 4/4 (C)
Part II: Molto adagio, solenne C minor 4/4 (C)
Links
Listen to the part of the work on Spotify (login is required)
Work comment
Composed for the 150 year jubilee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1921.
Libretto/text
I: Min sång, mitt land - du mina sångers land!
II: Templet strålar. Rymder ljuda.
Media files
Edition Swedish Musical Heritage
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Scores
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Sången. En symfonisk kantat - Score (pdf - 3.9 MB | Downloaded 1253 times)
Edition: Levande musikarv
Piano reduction
- Sången. En symfonisk kantat - Voice and piano (64 pages, pdf - 12.2 MB | Downloaded 1334 times)
Parts
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Sången. En symfonisk kantat - Parts (zip - 19.2 MB | Downloaded 901 times)
Edition: Levande musikarv
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Sången. En symfonisk kantat - Score (pdf - 3.9 MB | Downloaded 1253 times)