For Mezzo-Soprano or Baritone
Composer Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Author Jónas Hallgrímsson
Year composed2013
Text sampleFífilbrekka, gróin grund
Categories Voice + 1 instrument - Art song, Folk music Arr.
InstrumentationPiano, Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Baritone
Duration2 minutes
This song was originally arranged for Piano Solo (23 Icelandic Folk Songs for Piano) under another title (Iceland, Freedom is Now) and then transcribed in 2013 for Baritone & Piano for Mikhael Aaron Óskarsson and dedicated to him on his birthday. He premiered the piece at a school concert in the Song Academy of Sigurdur Demetz in Iceland the same year. The text is a poem by Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807-1845). The piece is also in versions for Mezzo Soprano (F-Major) & Soprano (Bb Major)
Stjörnurnar
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson, Davíð Stefánsson
A cappella choir, Sacred music
2019
3 minutes
Páfiðrildið
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Solo works
2024
8:50 minutes
Sjö lög úr Dalasýslu
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Folk music Arr., Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
2017
Dalvísa f. sópran
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson, Jónas Hallgrímsson
Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
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Ljósálfur
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Solo works
1981
Svíta
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Solo works
2020
21 minutes