Work Title
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Cantata
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Alternative. Title
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Wedding Cantata (for Prince Oscar Gustav Adolph and Princess Sophia Maria Victoria ; Bryllupskantate
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Composer
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Svendsen, Johan
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.29
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJS 35
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2 movements (6 sections):
- Quasi Maestoso -
- Quasi Allegretto -
- Più mosso -
- Andantino -
- Lento -
- Un troppo lento -
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1881 (September 26)
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First Performance.
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1881/10/18 in Kristiania, Oslo
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Librettist
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Lorentz Dietrichson (1834-1917)
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Language
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Norwegian (Bokmål)
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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baritone, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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InstrDetail
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2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, strings
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External Links
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Wikipedia article (in Bokmål)
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Extra Information
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"The cantata was composed for the University's party on the occasion of the marriage between the Swedish-Norwegian Crown Prince Oscar Gustav Adolf and Sofia Maria Victoria."
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