Five Songs, Op. 38 (Sibelius) Explained

Five Songs, Op. 38
Type:	Song collection
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Language:	Swedish
Opus:	38
Composed:	–1904; Nos. 2–3  1903, No. 1  1904

The Five Songs, Op. 38, is a collection of Swedish-language art songs for vocal soloist and piano written from 1903 to 1904 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

Constituent songs

Ordered by catalogue number, the Op. 38 songs are as follows:

• "Swedish: [[Höstkväll]]|italics=no" ("Autumn Evening"), Op. 38/1 (1903); text by the Swedish poet Viktor Rydberg
• "Swedish: På verandan vid havet|italics=no" ("On a Balcony by the Sea"), Op. 38/2 (1903); text by Rydberg
• "Swedish: I natten|italics=no" ("In the Night"), Op. 38/3 (1903); text by Rydberg
• "Swedish: Harpolekaren och Hans son|italics=no" ("The Harper and His Son"), Op. 38/4 (1904); text by Rydberg
• "Swedish: Jag ville, jag core I Indialand|italics=no" ("I Wish I Were in India"), Op. 38/5 (1904); text by the Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding

The collection was first published by the Helsinki-based firm (Swedish: Helsingfors Nya Musikhandel|italics=no) from 1903 to 1904.

Orchestral versions of Nos. 1–3

In 1903, Sibelius arranged "Swedish: På verandan vid havet|italics=no" and "Swedish: I natten|italics=no" for vocalist and orchestra; an arrangement of "Swedish: Höstkväll|italics=no" arrived the following year in 1904.

Notes, references, and sources

Sources

• Book: Barnett, Andrew. Sibelius. 2007. New Haven, Connecticut. Yale University Press. 978-0-300-16397-1.
• Book: Dahlström, Fabian.

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  . Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke. Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works. 2003. Breitkopf & Härtel. Wiesbaden. de. 3-7651-0333-0.
• Book: Layton, Robert. Robert Layton (musicologist). Sibelius. 4th. (The Master Musicians Series). 1993. 1965. New York. Schirmer Books. 0028713222.