Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 ( Swedish : Svensk rapsodi ) is the subtitle of Midsommarvaka ( Swedish for 'Midsummer Vigil'), a symphonic rhapsody by the Swedish composer Hugo Alfvén (1872–1960). Although it is only the first of three similarly named works, it is often simply called "the Swedish Rhapsody".
5-539: First Rhapsody or Rhapsody No. 1 may refer to the following musical works (arranged alphabetically by surname of composer): Hugo Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 for orchestra (1903) Béla Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1 (Bartók) for piano and orchestra (1928) Johannes Brahms: The first of the two Rhapsodies, Op. 79 (Brahms) for piano solo (1879) Claude Debussy: First Rhapsody for clarinet and accompaniment, French title Première rhapsodie (1909–10) George Enescu: The first of
10-526: Is the best-known piece by Alfvén, and also one of the best-known pieces of music in Sweden. The score, published around 1906, describes it as: [A] fantasy on popular Swedish folk melodies depicting the moods evoked by an old-time Swedish Midsummer wake; the dancing and games around the May-pole through the magic night of Midsummer Eve. [One theme] is the composer's own invention, while other themes are borrowed from
15-481: The folk-music of Sweden and elaborated by the composer. It is scored for an orchestra consisting of three flutes (third doubling on piccolo ), three oboes (third doubling on cor anglais ), two clarinets in A (second doubling on E-flat clarinet ), bass clarinet in A, three bassoons , four horns in F, two trumpets in D, three trombones (two tenor, one bass), one tuba , timpani , cymbals , triangle , crotales , two harps , and strings . The Rhapsody
20-415: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Rhapsody&oldid=1214492559 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 The Rhapsody was written in 1903. It
25-406: The two Romanian Rhapsodies (Enescu) for orchestra (1901) John Ireland: First Rhapsody (John Ireland) for piano solo (1906) Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 for piano solo ( c. 1851) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title First Rhapsody . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
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