Íslands þúsund ár (Björgvin Guðmundsson)

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Work Title Íslands þúsund ár
Alternative. Title 930-1930
Composer Björgvin Guðmundsson
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IB 35
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 movements:
  1. Þú mikli eilífi andi (C major)
  2. Þér landnemar (B-flat major)
  3. Eld og orðþunga (E major)
  4. Sjá liðnar aldir (A major)
  5. Sjá, dagar koma (D minor)
  6. Fyrr var landið fjötrað hlekkjum (G minor)
  7. Við erum þjóð (G major)
  8. Vakið, vakið (E major)
  9. Þó að margt hafi breyst (E-flat major)
  10. Brennið þið, vitar (A-flat major)
  11. Við börn þín, Ísland, blessum þig í dag (E-flat minor)
  12. Rís, Íslands fáni (B-flat major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1929
First Performance. 1933/03/31
First Publication. 1930
Librettist Davíð Stefánsson (1895–1964)
Language Icelandic
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation tenor, bass, mixed chorus (SATB), piano
Extra Information Kantata eftir Björgvin Guðmundsson samin árið 1929 í tilefni af 1000 ára afmæli alþingis Íslendinga við hátiðarljóð eftir Davið Stefánsson