Composer Jón Leifs
Author Einar Benediktsson
Year composed1931
Text sampleHeill þér ylur, heill þér ljós
Categories Voice/s + more than 1 instrument, Vocal music, Folk music Arr., Choral music, Choir + one or 2 instruments, Chamber works, Based on cultural heritage
InstrumentationPiano, Voice, Mixed choir
This short set of dances was composed to "reawaken the spirit of the Icelandic folk-dance tradition", in the words of the composer. He goes on to suggest that these works might be performed by either solo voices, or a male choir for the beginning and end of each dance, with a female choir for the central "Trio" sections. Accompaniment can be anything from a keyboard to a small ensemble and if strings are used, the music is "simple enough for even beginners to be able to play:"
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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