Seven Songs, Op. 17 (Sibelius)
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Seven Songs, op. 17 is a collection of compositions by Finnish
composer
Jean Sibelius
for solo voice and piano. The music was written between 1891 and 1904. The songs are:
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Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...
for solo voice and piano. The music was written between 1891 and 1904. The songs are:
- No. 1 Se'n har jag ej frågat mera (Since then I have enquired no further) (J.L. RunebergJohan Ludvig RunebergJohan Ludvig Runeberg was a Finnish poet, and is the national poet of Finland. He wrote in the Swedish language....
). Finished 1891-92; Arranged as a song with orchestra in 1903. - No. 2 Sov in! (Go to Sleep!) (Karl August Tavaststjerna). Finished 1891-92.
- No. 3 Fågellek (Enticement) (Karl August Tavaststjerna). Finished 1891.
- No. 4 Vilse (Astray) (Karl August Tavaststjerna). First version finished in 1898, final version in 1902.
- No. 5 En slända (Dragonfly) (Oscar LevertinOscar LevertinOscar Ivar Levertin was a Swedish poet, critic and literary historian. Levertin was a dominant voice of the Swedish cultural scene from 1897, when he started writing influential high-profile essays and reviews in the daily paper Svenska Dagbladet...
). Finished in 1904. - No. 6 Illalle (To Evening) (Aukusti Valdemar Forsman, Finnish surname Koskimies). Finished in 1898. The poem was written for Koskimies' fiancée and wife, Ilta Bergroth, whose name, Ilta, means 'evening'.
- No. 7 Lastu lainehilla (Driftwood) (Ilmari CalamniusIlmari KiantoIlmari Kianto , also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto, was a Finnish poet. He is best known for his books Punainen viiva and Ryysyrannan Jooseppi...
, Finnish surname Kianto). Finished in 1902. Sibelius also set the song in German, 'Der Span auf den Wellen' (translated by Alfred Julius Boruttau (1877-1940)).
External links
- Dates, etc. from A List of Sibelius' works, in order by opus number, on the Jean Sibelius website created by The Finnish Club of Helsinki (in English).
- Good background information in Songs and From Late Romanticism to a stylistic transition at the Jean Sibelius website created by The Finnish Club of Helsinki (in English).
Lyrics
- Lyrics below are from The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
- No.1 http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=14182 in Swedish and English.
- No.2 http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=57384 in Swedish and Finnish.
- No.3 http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=15626 in Swedish.
- No.4 http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=57376 in Swedish and Finnish.
- No.6 http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=5725 in Finnish and English.
- No.7 http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=35054 in Finnish and German, 'Der Span auf den Wellen' (trans. by Alfred Julius Boruttau (1877-1940).