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THIRTY SONGS OF WILHELM STENHAMMAR

    THIRTY SONGS OF WILHELM STENHAMMAR

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      Edited by Annette Johansson

      The compositions of Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927) have recently begun to capture broad international interest. Outside of Sweden, the excellence of Stenhammar's output has always been obscured by the long-recognized works of the eminent Nordic composers Edward Grieg, Jan Sibelius, and Carl Nielsen. However, since the mid-80s, there has been a marked increase in performances of his works, and recordings are available worldwide. This volume contains not only the word-for-word translations, the IPA transcriptions, and commentary about the composer and the poets; it conatains the actual music of all thirty songs.

      vii + 170 Pages Medium to High Voice Paper Binding Smyth-Sewn

      ISBN 1-878617-32

      Annette Johansson has just retired as Professor of Voice at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In addition to the actual 30 songs, her editing of this volume includes: The IPA transcriptions of the songs; Instructions for using the I.P.A. for the tricky Swedish language; A brief biography of the composer, with a complete list of all his 65 songs, listed both alphabetically and by opus numbers; A brief listing and biographies of the poets of the song texts; A Bibliography; A Discography; and Information Sources.

      The 30 Swedish songs in this wonderful collection include:

      1. Adagio;
      2. Det far ett skepp;
      3. Dottern sade;
      4. Du hade mig kär;
      5. En positivvisa;
      6. Flickan knyter i Johannenatten;
      7. Flickan kon ifrån sin älsklings möte;
      8. Fylgia;
      9. Gammal nederländare;
      10. I lönnens skymning;
      11. I skogen;
      12. Ingalill;
      13. Jungfru Blonde och Jungfru Brenett;
      14. Kejsar Karls visa;
      15. Lutad mot gärdet;
      16. Lycklandsresan;
      17. Melodi;
      18. Min stamfar hade en stor pokal;
      19. Minnesång;
      20. Månljuset;
      21. Månsken;
      22. När genom rummet...
      23. Prins Aladin av Lampan;
      24. Stjärnan;
      25. Stjärnöga;
      26. Till en ros;
      27. Vandraren;
      28. Varför till ro så brått?;
      29. Vid fönstret; and
      30. Vore jag ett litet barn.

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