Svendsen, Johan

Antonia-vals

Antonia Waltz

([da]: Antonia Waltz)

JSV 13

Before embarking on his studies in Leipzig in 1862, Johan Svendsen (1840–1911) composed a number of works in the popular genres of his time – nine waltzes, two polkas, two galops, two marches, and a bolero. The nine waltzes are all waltz cycles in Viennese style. They all have an introduction, five numbered waltzes, and a longer, more freely conceived finale with a return to the first part of the first waltz.The Antonia Waltz employs the largest percussion forces among all the dances, with exotic appearances by tamburino and castagnetti, as well as tamburo piccolo, piatti and gran cassa. In a letter of September 1861 to his sister Alberthine (1844–1921), Svendsen mentioned both this waltz and the march The 9th of November:  ‘Antonia’ and a march: ‘The 9th of October’ [sic]. Both have been most favourably judged by my colleagues: I mean, by those who understand a thing or two. I do not give a farthing for judgements by others.

Composition: 27 May 1861.

Christiania

Presto

Key: A major

Extent: ca. 11:30 min.

Sources

A: Score, autograph

[Classification: notated music, manuscript, autograph, score, fair copy]

30 pages; 27x34 cm.

Title page: Antonia Waltz / af / Johan S. Svendsen

Hand ruled music paper, 16 staves
Pagination: 1 –29
At the end of the score: Christiania den 27de Mai 1861 / JSvendsen

Written in ink (Johan Svendsen).

N-Onm (National Library of Norway, Oslo, Norway) Mus.ms. 1900. Facsimile

Provenance: In the Protocol of the Library: "Gave fra fru Svendsen" [Gift from Mrs. Svendsen].

A^PTSN & A^PTSD: Parts, autograph

[Classification: notated music, manuscript, autograph, parts, fair copy]

• Parts in Norway

  34x27,5 cm..

  Written in ink (Johan Svendsen).

  Parts for Flute, Oboe 1/2 and Cornet 1/2, all of them including several works
  The rest of the parts in this set is located at the Danish Music Museum in Copenhagen.
  Title on the first page of the cornet part: Antonia Vals, af Joh. Svendsen
  Title on the first page of the flute part: Antonia Vals, af Joh. Svendsen

  N-Onm (National Library of Norway, Oslo, Norway) Mus.ms. 5160. NBdigital

• Parts in Denmark

  34x27,5 cm..

  Written in ink (Johan Svendsen).

  Picc., Clar. 1, Clar. 2, Fag. 1/2, Cor 1/2, Trbn alto, Trbn./Tuba, Timp., Gran Cassa/Snare Drum, Cassa/Triangolo, Violino I (Anfører), Violino I, Violino I (Fragment), Cello/Basso, Cello/Basso (Fragment).
  The rest of the parts in this set is located at the National Library in Oslo, Norway.

  DK-Kk (Danish Music Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark) Nodemanuskripter .