Composer Jón Leifs
Author Saga poetry
Instrumentation 2+picc..2+e-h.2+bcl.2+cbn.-4.4.3,.1 - tmp. - perc. - str.
Text sample Vítt es orpit fyr valfalli
Categories Orchestra, Choral music, Choir & orchestra
InstrumentationMixed choir
Year composed 1964
Catalogue no. 033-065
ISMN 979-0-53101-548-2
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)
Composer's handwritten MS.
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.
All categories Wind band Chamber works Quintet Trio A cappella choir Choir + one or 2 instruments Choral music Based on cultural heritage Folk music Arr. Orchestra Sacred music Solo works Vocal duet + 1 instrument Vocal music Voice + 1 instrument - Art song Voice/s + Choir
BJÖRN AT BAKI KÁRA
1942 - Jón Leifs
Orchestra
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., Vocal music
VORVÍSUR
Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa, Jón Leifs
A cappella choir, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr., Vocal music
BREIÐIFJÖRÐUR
Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa, Jón Leifs
A cappella choir, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr., Vocal music
ÍSLAND FARSÆLDA FRÓN
Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson, Jón Leifs
A cappella choir, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr., Vocal music
ÁRHVÖT ÍSLANDS Op. 32 nr. 1
1941 - Jón Leifs, Guðmundur Kamban
A cappella choir
MÁLIÐ Op. 27 nr. 2
1943 - Jón Leifs, Einar Benediktsson
A cappella choir
ELDGAMLA ÍSAFOLD
1943 - Jón Leifs, Bjarni Thorarensen
A cappella choir
FORSPIL OG SÁLMUR "GRÁTANDI KEM ÉG..."
Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Sacred music
SJÁVARVÍSUR OP. 15B
1931 - Jón Leifs, Wolfgang Mohr
A cappella choir
TVÖ LÖG Op. 14a - hærri tónteg
1930 - Jón Leifs, Jóhann Jónsson
Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
FJÖGUR ÞJÓÐLÖG
Jón Leifs, Anonymous - Höf. ókunnur, Jón Leifs
A cappella choir, Folk music Arr.
ÍSLENSK RÍMNADANSLÖG Op. 11
1929 - Jón Leifs
Piano Score
NÝ RÍMNADANSLÖG
Jón Leifs, Atli Heimir Sveinsson
Chamber works, Quintet
ÝFIST GRETTIN ÆGIS KINN Op. 15b nr. 2
1931 - Jón Leifs, Wolfgang Mohr
A cappella choir, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
TBB
ÆTTJARÐARLÖG Op. 27
1943 - Jón Leifs, Bjarni Thorarensen
A cappella choir
MINNINGALAND Op. 27, nr. 3
1943 - Jón Leifs, Einar Benediktsson
ÞAÐ ALDIN ÚT ER SPRUNGIÐ
1958 - Jón Leifs, Matthías Jochumsson, Jón Leifs
A cappella choir, Sacred music
2:15 minutes
RÍMNADANS Op. 11, nr. 4 úts. Roar Kvam
1931 - Jón Leifs, Roar Kvam
Wind band
3 minutes
2+picc.2,3+eBcl., alto-cl.(Eb) Contra Alto cl. (Eb) A.Sax.(2)Ten.Sax. Bar.Sax.Horn(4) Cornet (Bb-3)Tpt. (Bb-2) Tbn.(3) Euph. Tba. D.bass, tmp. perc.
RÍMNADANSLÖG Op. 11 nr. 4
Jón Leifs, Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson
Chamber works, Trio
RÍMNADANSLÖG Op. 11 nr. 3
Jón Leifs, Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson
Chamber works, Trio
DÝRAVÍSUR
Jón Leifs, Matthías Jochumsson
Choir + one or 2 instruments, Choral music, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr., Vocal duet + 1 instrument, Vocal music
1:45 minutes
GRÁTANDI KEM ÉG NÚ (Ice. folksong)
Jón Leifs
A cappella choir, Choral music, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr., Sacred music
BRENNUSÖNGR SKARPHÉÐINS Op. 25, nr. 1
1941 - Jón Leifs, Saga poetry
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1:26 minutes
HÚSKARLAHVÖT Op. 25, nr. 2
1941 - Jón Leifs, Saga poetry
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1:32 minutes
HELSÖNGR ÞORMÓÐAR Op. 25, nr. 3
1941 - Jón Leifs, Saga poetry
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1:48 minutes
ÞAGALT OG HUGALT Op. 4, nr. 1
1924 - Jón Leifs, Snorra-Edda
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1:18 minutes
UNGR VARK FORÐUM Op. 4, nr. 2
1924 - Jón Leifs, Snorra-Edda
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1:05 minutes
ÍSLAND! FARSÆLDAFRÓN Op. 28, nr. 1
1943 - Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson
A cappella choir, Choral music, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr.
VÍTI Op. 28, nr. 3
1943 - Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson
A cappella choir, Choral music
DEYR FÉ, DEYJA FRÆNDR Op. 4, nr. 3
1924 - Jón Leifs, Snorra-Edda
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1:11 minutes
VERTU GUÐ FAÐIR Op. 12a, nr. 1
1929 - Jón Leifs, Hallgrímur Pétursson
Sacred music, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
ALLT EINS OG BLÓMSTRIÐ EINA Op. 12a, nr. 2
1929 - Jón Leifs, Hallgrímur Pétursson
Sacred music, Vocal duet + 1 instrument, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
3 minutes
UPP, UPP MÍN SÁL Op. 12a, nr. 3
1929 - Jón Leifs, Hallgrímur Pétursson
Sacred music, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
ÁLFAVÍSUR Op. 30, nr. 1
1943 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
A cappella choir, Choral music
ÆFINTÝRAVÍSUR Op. 30, nr. 2
1943 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
A cappella choir, Choral music
DÝRAVÍSUR Op. 30, nr. 3
1943 - Jón Leifs, Örn Arnarson
A cappella choir, Choral music, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr.
SÓLSETURSLJÓÐ Op. 28, nr. 2
1943 - Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson
A cappella choir, Choral music
SÖKNUÐUR Op. 35, nr. 1
1947 - Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson
A cappella choir, Choral music
SORGARDANS Op. 35, nr. 2
1947 - Jón Leifs, Bólu-Hjálmar Jónsson
A cappella choir, Choral music
SJÁVARLJÓÐ Op. 35, nr. 3
1947 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Chamber works, Choir + one or 2 instruments, Choral music, Vocal music, Voice/s + Choir
DRAUGAVÍSUR Op. 29, nr. 1
1943 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
A cappella choir, Choral music, Based on cultural heritage
ÁSTARVÍSUR Op. 29, nr. 2
1943 - Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson
A cappella choir, Choral music
HESTAVÍSUR Op. 29, nr. 3
1943 - Jón Leifs, Eggert Ólafsson
A cappella choir, Choral music
SUMARMÁL Op. 39, nr. 1
1961 - Jón Leifs, Lárus Thorarensen
A cappella choir, Choral music
NÓTT Op. 39, nr. 2
1948 - Jón Leifs, Lárus Thorarensen
A cappella choir, Choral music
HESTAVÍSUR Op. 11, nr. 1
1948 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
A cappella choir, Choral music, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr.
FUGLAVÍSUR Op. 11, nr. 2
1948 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
A cappella choir, Choral music, Based on cultural heritage
2 minutes
SIGLINGAVÍSUR Op. 11, nr. 3
1948 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
A cappella choir, Choral music, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr.
DÝRAVÍSUR Op. 11, nr. 4
1948 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
A cappella choir, Choral music, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr.
VÖKUDRAUMUR
1913 - Jón Leifs
Solo works
1:37 minutes
VALSE LENTO Op. 2, nr. 1
1922 - Jón Leifs
Solo works
2:25 minutes
ÍSLAND FARSÆLDA FRÓN Op. 2, nr. 2
1922 - Jón Leifs
Folk music Arr., Solo works
2:23 minutes
RÍMNALAG Op. 2, nr. 3
1922 - Jón Leifs
Folk music Arr., Solo works
3:14 minutes
RÍMNAKVIÐA Op. 2, nr. 4
1922 - Jón Leifs
Folk music Arr., Solo works
2:22 minutes
HÚMAR AÐ MITT HINSTA KVÖLD
1925 - Jón Leifs, Bólu-Hjálmar Jónsson
Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
the voice part is non-obbligato
ÍSLAND FARSÆLDA FRÓN
1925 - Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
2:10 minutes
the vocal part is ad lib.
LÁTUM ÞRAMMA ÞJÓFA JÓR
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:46 seconds
The vocal part is ad lib.
ANDSKOTANN EG ÁÐAN SÁ
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:20 seconds
the vocal part is non obbligato
TUNNAN VALT OG ÚR HENNI ALT
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:24 seconds
the vocal part is non-obbligato
SUMRI HALLAR HAUSTA FER
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:59 seconds
the voice part is non-obbligato
VERÖLD FLÁA SÝNIR SIG
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:31 seconds
voice part is non-obbligato
VON ER ANDINN VEIKIST HÉR
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:21 seconds
the vocal part is non-obbligato
JÁRNHURÐ ENN, SVO Á SENN
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:30 seconds
the vocal part is non-obbligato
FJALLA HRYNJA STALLAR STEINS
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:27 seconds
the voice part is non-obbligato
RÍS ÞÚ UNGA ÍSLANDS MERKI
1925 - Jón Leifs, Einar Benediktsson
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1:23 minutes
the vocal part is non-obbligato
ALLT EINS OG BLÓMSTRIÐ EINA
1925 - Jón Leifs, Hallgrímur Pétursson
Folk music Arr., Sacred music, Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
2:40 minutes
the voice part is non-obbligato
ALDURINN ÞÓTT EI SÉ HÁR
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1:12 minutes
the voice part is non-obbligato
FORNÍSLENSKAR SKÁLDAVÍSUR OP. 31
1945 - Jón Leifs, Saga poetry
Based on cultural heritage, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
7:19 minutes
ÞRÍR SÖNGVAR EFTIR JÓNAS HALLGRÍMSSON Op. 28
1943 - Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson
A cappella choir, Choral music
STUNDUM ÞUNGBÆR ÞÖGNIN ER
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:24 seconds
the voice part is non-obbligato
EG AÐ ÖLLUM HÁSKA HLÆ
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:17 seconds
the vocal psrt is non-obbligato
SELUR SVAF Á STEINI
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:47 seconds
the voice part is non-obbligato
ÞÓTT EG SÖKKVI Í SALTAN MAR
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:55 seconds
HJALLA FYLLIR FENNA DÝ
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:31 seconds
the voice part is non obbligato
KVINNAN FRÓMA, KLÆDD MEÐ SÓMA
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:21 seconds
the vocal part is non-obbligato
ÍSLENDINGALJÓÐ Op. 30
1943 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
A cappella choir, Choral music
3 minutes
ÍSLENDINGALJÓÐ Op. 15a
1931 - Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson, Vera Lachmann, Bólu-Hjálmar Jónsson, Felix Genzmer
Choral music, Based on cultural heritage, Folk music Arr.
ÍSLENDINGALJÓÐ Op. 29
1943 - Jón Leifs, Eggert Ólafsson
A cappella choir, Choral music, Based on cultural heritage
GRÁTANDI KEM EG NÚ
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Sacred music, Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:58 seconds
the vocal part is non-obbligato
NÚMI HVÍTUM HESTI REIÐ
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:29 seconds
the vocal part is npn-obbligato
FÁRLEG VORU FJÖRBROT HANS
1924 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:22 seconds
the vocal part is non-obbligato
KVÖLD ER KOMIÐ Í HEIM
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Sacred music, Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1:57 minutes
the vocal part is non-obbligato
DAGA ALLA DROTTINN MINN
1925 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
Folk music Arr., Sacred music, Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
:28 seconds
the vocal part is non-obbligato
ÁR VAR ALDA
1925 - Jón Leifs, Snorra-Edda
Folk music Arr., Solo works, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
1:14 minutes
the vocal part is non-obbligato
TVÖ SÖNGLÖG Op. 39
1961 - Jón Leifs, Lárus Thorarensen
A cappella choir, Choral music
NÆTURLJÓÐ FYRIR HÖRPU Op. 19a
1964 - Jón Leifs
Solo works
4 minutes
HEILSUHEIMT
1965 - Jón Leifs, Þorsteinn Valdimarsson
A cappella choir, Choral music
DRYKKJUVÍSUR Op. 15a, nr. 2
1931 - Jón Leifs, Folk verse - Þjóðvísa
A cappella choir, Choral music
VEÐURVÍSUR Op. 47b
1961 - Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson
A cappella choir, Choral music
VORKVÆÐI Op. 23, nr. 3
1941 - Jón Leifs, Halldór Kiljan Laxness
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
3:04 minutes
ÞRJÚ ÍSLENSK SÁLMALÖG Op. 17b nr. 1,2,&3
1931 - Jón Leifs, Stefán Ólafsson frá Vallanesi
Choir + one or 2 instruments, Choral music, Folk music Arr., Sacred music
7:30 minutes
ÞRÍR SÖGUSÖNGVAR Op. 24
1941 - Jón Leifs, Saga poetry
Based on cultural heritage, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
6:16 minutes
ÞRJÚ SÖNGLÖG Op. 23
1941 - Jón Leifs, Sigurður Grímsson
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
9:01 minutes
MINNINGARSÖNGVAR um ævilok Jónasar Hallgrímssonar
1958 - Jón Leifs, Jónas Hallgrímsson
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
6:22 minutes
SÖNGVAR SÖGUHLJÓMKVIÐUNNAR Op 25, nr. 1-3
1941 - Jón Leifs, Saga poetry
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
TVEIR SÖNGVAR Op14a No.1 & 2 - lægri útg.
1930 - Jón Leifs, Jóhann Jónsson
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
5:01 minutes
ÞRJÚ ERINDI ÚR HÁVAMÁLUM Op 4
1924 - Jón Leifs, Snorra-Edda
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
3:43 minutes
TVÖ SÖNGLÖG Op 18a
1932 - Jón Leifs, Einar Benediktsson
Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
9:43 minutes
KIRKJULÖG Op 12a
1929 - Jón Leifs, Anders Hovden, Hermon Ould, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Gunhild Tegen, Wolfgang Mohr, Felix Genzmer
Choir + one or 2 instruments, Sacred music, Vocal music, Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
6:03 minutes