Voice, piano
SKU:
FG.55011-895-9
Composed by Jean
Sibelius. Classical,
Christmas music. Score.
Fennica Gehrman
#55011-895-9. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-895-9).
ISBN
9790550118959.
The
Urtext edition (2023) of
Jean Sibeliusâ Five
Christmas Songs op. 1 for
voice and piano is based
on the critical edition
presented in the volume
VIII/2 Works for Solo
Voice Vol. 2 of Jean
Sibelius Works (JSW)
edited by Jukka
Tiilikainen. The lyrics
are included in Swedish,
Finnish and
English.
Sakari
Ylivuori's introduction
illuminates the history
of the beloved songs: May
1, 1913 was cold and wet.
Jean Sibelius
(1865â1957) spent
the day at home at Ainola
composing two Christmas
songs: settings of poems
for children by Zachris
Topelius. The two songs
born on that chilly
spring day were Nu
står jul vid snöig
port (Now stands Yule at
the snowy gate) and Nu
så kommer julen (Now
is Christmas coming). He
then put them together
with three Christmas
carols he had earlier
composed and gave the set
the imposing Opus number
1. He had previously
considered giving the
distinction to various
other works, but from
1915 onwards the Five
Christmas Songs had the
honour of heading his
catalogue.
[...]
Contents
Nu står jul vid
snöig port â¢
Joulu saapuu portin luo
⢠Now stands Yule at
the snowy gate [F
major]
Nu så kommer
julen ⢠Tervehtii jo
meitä joulu armahin
⢠Now is Christmas
coming [e minor]
Det
mörknar ute ⢠Jo
joutuu ilta â¢
Oâer hill and dale
[F major]
Julvisa
⢠En etsi valtaa,
loistoa ⢠Christmas
song [G major]
On
hanget korkeat, nietokset
⢠Visst drivor
höga som skyn vi ha
⢠The shining snows
are driving high [F
major].