Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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Composition Year | 1907 March 17 (ca.), Florence |
Genre Categories | Rhapsodies; For mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring mixed chorus; |
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Work Title | Midvinter |
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Alternative. Title | Svensk rapsodi för kör och orkester Mittwinter |
Composer | Stenhammar, Wilhelm |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.24 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IWS 11 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
Text Incipit | Den signade dag som vi nu här se |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1907 March 17 (ca.), Florence |
First Performance. | 1908 April 15 |
First Publication. | 1910 ca. (VS) 1912 – Copenhagen: Hansen (full score) |
Librettist | Swedish psalmbook, 16th-century (as collected by Johan Olof Wallin, 1812) |
Language | Swedish |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 3 bassoons, 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (F), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, strings |
External Links | Swedish Musical Heritage (includes text and commentary) Wikipedia article about text (Swedish) |
Opens A/C modal axis, ends D major. Text is a Swedish psalm (in German, "Der heilige Tag den wir nun gesehn".)