Bäckahästen, Op.24 (Atterberg, Kurt)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 acts
Composition Year	1923-24
Genre Categories	Fairy operas; Theatrical Works; Operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Swedish language

Sheet Music

Complete Score
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Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1938. Plate 10992.
Reprinted	Munich: Musikproduktion Höflich, No. 4460, 2021.
Copyright	Public Domain - PML-Asia, Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Contains excerpts "Aftonstämning" (At Evening) and "I Folkparken" (In the Amusement Park)
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Complete Score
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Arranger	Composer
Publisher. Info.	Stockholm: Edition Suecia, 1950.
Copyright	Public Domain - PML-Asia, Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	German title "Das Wogenross, Ein Abenteuer in der Johannisnacht; Südschwedisches Märchenspiel in vier Aufzügen..." Copyright given to the composer.
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Work Title	Bäckahästen
Alternative. Title	Bäckahästen: Skånskt sagospel i fyra upptåg Op.24; The Brook Horse; The Brook Horse: Scanian fairy tale play in four acts, Op.24
Composer	Atterberg, Kurt
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.24
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IKA 15
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1923-24
First Performance.	1925/01/23
First Publication.	1938
Librettist	Anders Österling (1884–1981)
Language	Swedish
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	vocal soloists, choir, orchestra
InstrDetail	2 flutes (2nd takes piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd takes English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, 1 bass trombone, percussion, timpani, celesta, xylophone, harp, strings ; violin offstage
Discography	Nilento Records (2018) ("In the Amusement Park" excerpt, arr. wind ensemble) Nilento Records (2023) ("In the Amusement Park" excerpt, arr. wind ensemble)
External Links	Svensk Musik Wikipedia article (in Swedish)
Extra Information	Libretto published 1924, first performed 1925, first published as music in 1949.