Little Serenade (Larsson)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Little Serenade | |
|---|---|
| Suite by Lars-Erik Larsson | |
 The composer | |
| Native name | Liten serenad |
| Opus | 12 |
| Composed | 1934 |
| Publisher | Universal Edition (1936) |
| Duration | Approx. 11 minutes |
| Movements | 4 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 7 March 1934 |
| Location | Gävle, Sweden |
| Conductor | Lars-Erik Larsson |
| Performers | Gävleborg Orchestral Society |
The Little Serenade (in Swedish: Liten serenad), Op. 12, is a four-movement suite for string orchestra written in 1934 by Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson. The piece premiered in Gävle, Sweden, on 7 March 1934 with Larsson conducting the Gävleborg Orchestral Society.[1]
On 5 April 1934 at the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World Music Days in Florence, Hermann Scherchen conducted Larsson's Sinfonietta to considerable acclaim, scoring for the composer the first international success of his career.[2] In response, Universal Edition in Vienna signed a contract with the composer and published a number of his early works, among them the Sinfonietta, the Little Serenade, and the Concert Overture No. 2 (Konsertouverture Nr. 2; Op. 13, 1934).[1]
The Little Serenade, which lasts about 11 minutes, is in four movements. They are as follows:
- Allegro
- Adagio cantabile
- Allegro vivace
- Allegro
