Romance in C major Op. 42
Urtext based on the Complete Edition “Jean Sibelius Works” (JSW)
[str orch] durée: 5′
Description
Sibelius composed this short Romance in C op. 42, which lasts only five minutes, in 1903; the work received its premiere in March 1904 in Turku. Sibelius later changed the originally rather neutral title “Andante for Strings” to a character designation that better captures the essence of the piece. It was composed at the same time as the Symphony No. 2 op. 43, and—like many of his short piano pieces—can be understood as a sort of byproduct, to which Sibelius applied different compositional standards than those used for his tone poems or symphonies. Here, the composer wrote a technically accessible, graceful movement featuring a melody that, while not typically Finnish, is nonetheless distinctive.
PB 5885
score
EAN: 9790004218594
12 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 88 g / agrafé
PB 5885D
score
EAN: 9790004826041
13 pages / 25 x 32 cm / édition numérique
OB 5885-15
violin 1
EAN: 9790004357156
4 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 37 g / agrafé
OB 5885-16
violin 2
EAN: 9790004357163
4 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 36 g / agrafé
OB 5885-19
viola
EAN: 9790004357170
4 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 38 g / agrafé
OB 5885-23
violoncello
EAN: 9790004357187
4 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 37 g / agrafé
OB 5885-27
double bass
EAN: 9790004357194
4 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 37 g / agrafé
Description
Sibelius composed this short Romance in C op. 42, which lasts only five minutes, in 1903; the work received its premiere in March 1904 in Turku. Sibelius later changed the originally rather neutral title “Andante for Strings” to a character designation that better captures the essence of the piece. It was composed at the same time as the Symphony No. 2 op. 43, and—like many of his short piano pieces—can be understood as a sort of byproduct, to which Sibelius applied different compositional standards than those used for his tone poems or symphonies. Here, the composer wrote a technically accessible, graceful movement featuring a melody that, while not typically Finnish, is nonetheless distinctive.