Voice and piano (solo:
S/Mez - 2.2.1.B-clar.2 -
4.0.0.0 - perc - str)
SKU: BR.DLV-3496
Then I Ceased to Ask
Those Questions.
Composed by Jean
Sibelius. Voice; stapled.
Deutscher-Lieder-Verlag.
Nearly all of the
orchestral arrangements
were made years after the
original compositions.
Yet even though the
arrangements were made in
a very short period of
time, Sibelius handled
the combination of solo
voice and orchestra with
equal mastery.
Song;
Early modern;
Late-romantic.
Piano/Vocal Score. 4
pages. Duration 3'.
Breitkopf and Haertel
#DLV 3496. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.DLV-3496).
ISBN
9790004801666. 9 x 12
inches. Swedish /
German.
Sibelius
made most of the
orchestral versions of
his songs for the soprano
Ida Ekman (1875-1942),
the incomparable Sibelius
singer the composer
called her in a
dedication written in a
score. Ida Ekman gave the
first performance of the
orchestral version of
Se'n har jag ej fragat
mera on March 30, 1914,
in Turku. Idas husband
Karl conducted the
orchestra of the Turku
Musical Society.Nearly
all of the orchestral
arrangements were made
years after the original
compositions for voice
and piano. Yet even
though the arrangements
were made in a very short
period of time, Sibelius
handled the combination
of solo voice and
orchestra in all songs
with equal mastery,
sometimes creating dark
and dramatic atmospheres
(in Pa verandan vid
havet), sometimes
radiant, colorful
impressions (in
Soluppgang), or
light-colored,
transparent textures (in
Varen flyktar hastigt),
and always basing his
ideas on the poetic idea
of the song while
discovering refined ways
of supporting it.In most
cases, Sibelius used a
comparatively small
orchestra: Varen flyktar
hastigt has only two
flute and four horns
added to the
strings.
Nearly
all of the orchestral
arrangements were made
years after the original
compositions. Yet even
though the arrangements
were made in a very short
period of time, Sibelius
handled the combination
of solo voice and
orchestra with equal
mastery.