Seven Songs, Op. 17 (Sibelius)
- Seven Songs, Op. 17 (Sibelius)
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:
*No. 1 Se'n har jag ej frågat mera (Since then I have enquired no further) (J.L. Runeberg). 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 Levertin). 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 Calamnius, Finnish surname Kianto). Finished in 1902.
External links
*Dates, etc. from [http://www.sibelius.fi/english/musiikki/opus_1120.htm A List of Sibelius' works, in order by opus number] , on the [http://www.sibelius.fi/english/ Jean Sibelius website created by The Finnish Club of Helsinki] (in English).
*Good background information in [http://www.sibelius.fi/english/musiikki/laulut.htm Songs] and [http://www.sibelius.fi/english/musiikki/laulut_2 From Late Romanticism to a stylistic transition] at the [http://www.sibelius.fi/english/ Jean Sibelius website created by The Finnish Club of Helsinki] (in English).
Lyrics
*Lyrics below are from [http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/ The Lied and Art Song Texts Page]
* No.1 [http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=14182] in Swedish and English.
* No.3 [http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=15627] in Swedish and French.
* No.4 [http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=15628] in Swedish.
* No.6 [http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=5725] in Finnish and English; in French [http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=5726] .
* No.7 [http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=3513] in Finnish.
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