• Source: Seven Songs, Op. 17 (Sibelius)

The Seven Songs, Op. 17, is a collection of five Swedish-language and two Finnish-language art songs for vocal soloist and piano written from 1891 to 1904 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.




Constituent songs


Ordered by catalogue number, the Op. 17 songs are as follows:

"Se'n har jag ej frågat mera" ("Since Then I Have Questioned No Further"), Op. 17/1 (1891–92); text by the Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg
"Sov in!" ("Go to Sleep!"), Op. 17/2 (1891–92); text by the Finnish poet Karl August Tavaststjerna
"Fågellek" ("Play of the Birds"), Op. 17/3 (1891); text by Tavaststjerna
"Vilse" ("Astray"), Op. 17/4 (1898, revised 1902); text by Tavaststjerna
"En slända" ("A Dragonfly"), Op. 17/5 (1904); text by the Swedish poet Oscar Levertin
"Illalle" ("To Evening"), Op. 17/6 (1898); text by the Finnish poet August Valdemar Koskimies (né Forsman)
"Lastu lainehilla" ("Driftwood"), Op. 17/7 (1902); text by the Finnish poet Ilmari Kianto (né Calamnius)




= Orchestral version of No. 1

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In 1903, Sibelius arranged "Se'n har jag ej frågat mera" for vocalist and orchestra.




Notes, references, and sources






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External links


Seven Songs, Op. 17: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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