Composer Jón Leifs
Author Saga poetry
Year composed1964
Text sampleVítt es orpit fyr valfalli
Categories Orchestra, Choir & orchestra
InstrumentationMixed choir
2+picc..2+e-h.2+bcl.2+cbn.-4.4.3,.1 - tmp. - perc. - str.
Duration8 minutes
Premiere6 March 2025 - Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eldborg, Harpa, cond. Eva Ollikainen
Text from Njáls saga, Darraðarljóð is a skaldic poem in Old Norse found in chapter 157 of Njáls saga. The song consists of 11 stanzas, and within it twelve valkyries weave and choose who is to be slain at the Battle of Clontarf (fought outside Dublin in 1014)
Price for score only. To hire performance materials, contact itm@mic.is
A full list of percussion instruments required (some unique to Leifs) is given in the score.
VÖGGUVÍSA Op. 14a, nr. 2 - hærri útgáfa
Jón Leifs, Jóhann Jónsson
Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1930
BJÖRN AT BAKI KÁRA
Jón Leifs
Orchestra
1942
2(1.picc.)2.2.2 - 2.2.2.1. - tmp. - perc. - str.
ÞORRAVÍSUR
Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa, Jón Leifs
A cappella choir, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr.
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VORVÍSUR
Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa, Jón Leifs
A cappella choir, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr., Vocal music
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BREIÐIFJÖRÐUR
Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa, Jón Leifs
A cappella choir, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr.
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ÍSLAND FARSÆLDA FRÓN
Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson, Jón Leifs
A cappella choir, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr.
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