Description
A Performance Guide to the Songs of Jean Sibelius is a first-of-its-kind resource created specifically for English-speaking performers and teachers, containing a wealth of information about this composer's unique and beautiful songs, many of which have been unjustly neglected. These songs demonstrate a genre of art song very different from the lieder and mélodie of Sibelius's contemporaries, with influences stemming from the Nordic romans, expressionism, impressionism, and the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. This book is designed to support performers seeking to add these works to their repertoire.In addition to the standard three-line translations (original text, word-for-word English, and phonetic translations), poetic translations, and guides to lyric diction (in Finland-Swedish and in Finnish), this book includes biographical information about the composer, his poets, notable singers of this repertoire, and links to audio recordings of the poetry, spoken by native speakers of Finnish and Finland-Swedish. Every chapter contains background and historical context for each song and song opus, with helpful information regarding performance, interpretation, and range, and the aforementioned translations. It is an important complement to Breitkopf & Härtel's critical edition of all of Sibelius's songs, for both piano and orchestra (Series XIII, volumes 1-4).The book is an invaluable resource for English-speaking singers, collaborative pianists, and teachers of voice and vocal literature who are interested in performing and knowing more about these beautiful songs, in their original languages (Swedish, Finnish, and German), by one of the most important Nordic composers of the late-Romantic period.
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1: Sibelius: His Life, Style, and SongsChapter 2: Sibelius: His PoetsChapter 3: Sibelius: His SingersChapter 4: Guides to Lyric Diction Singing in Finland-Swedish Vowel and consonant chart Singing in Finnish Vowel and consonant chartChapter 5: Solo Songs by Opus Number Opus 1 Five Christmas Songs Nu står jul vid snöig port Nu så kommer julen Det mörknar ute Julvisa On hanget korkeat Opus 3 Arioso Opus 7 Excerpt from Kullervo, Symphony for Soprano, Baritone, Male Voice Choir and Orchestra Kullervon valitus Opus 13 Seven Songs with Texts by Johan Ludvig Runeberg Under strandens granar Kyssens hopp Hjärtats morgon Våren flykter hastigt Drömmen Till Frigga Jägargossen Opus 17 Seven Songs Se'n har jag ej frågat mera Sov in! Fågellek Vilse En slända Illalle Lastu lainehilla Opus 27, Excerpt from Kung Kristian II, Op. 27, (no. 4) Sången om korsspindeln Opus 33 Koskenlaskijan morsiamet Opus 35 Two Songs Jubal Teodora Opus 36 Six Songs Svarta rosor Men min fågel märks dock icke Bollspelet vid Trianon Säv, säv, susa Marssnön Demanten på marssnön Opus 37 Five Songs Den första kyssen Lasse liten Soluppgång Var det en dröm? Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklngs möte Opus 38 Five Songs Höstkväll På verandan vid havet I natten Harpolekaren och hans son Jag ville, jag vore Opus 50 Six Songs Lenzgesang Sehnsucht Im Feld ein Mädchen singt Aus banger Brust Die stille Stadt Rosenlied Opus 57 Eight Songs with Texts by Ernst Josephson Älven och snigeln En blomma stod vid vägen Kvarnhjulet Maj Jag är ett träd Hertig Magnus Vänskapens blomma Näcken Opus 60 Two Songs from Trettonsdagsafton Kom nu hit, död Hållilå, uti storm och i regn Opus 61 Eight Songs Långsamt som kvällskyn Vattenplask När jag drömmer Romeo Romans Dolce far niente Fåfäng önskan Vårtagen Opus 70 Luonnotar Opus 72 (Six) Songs Vi ses igen Orions bälte Kyssen Kauitar Der Wanderer und der Bach Hundra vägar Opus 86 Six Songs Värförnimmelser Längtan heter min arvedel Dold förening Och finns det en tanke Sångarlön I systrar, I bröder, I älskande par! Opus 88 Six Songs Blåsippan De bägge rosorna Vitsippan Sippan Törnet Blommans öde Opus 90 Six Songs with Texts by Johan Ludvig Runeberg Norden Hennes budskap Morgonen Fågelfängarn Sommarnatten Vem styrde hit din vägChapter 6: Solo Songs without Opus Numbers JS 48 Solitude/ Opus 51 Den judiska flickans sång JS 71 En visa JS 73 Erloschen JS 97 Hymn to Thais, the Unforgettable JS 140 Narciss JS 143 Orgier JS 147 De trenne blinda systrar JS 167 Serenad (Runeberg) JS 168 Serenad (Stagnelius) JS 171 Skogsrået JS 174 Små flickorna JS 180 Souda, souda, sinisorsaBibliography
