Hi everyone,

I've been doing all sorts of Googling, trying to track down the sheet music for Hugo Alfven's Skogen Sover for voice/piano but had no success. Has anyone any tips on sources of difficult-to-find music. It's such a lovely lovely song. Anne Sofie von Otter and Barbera Bonney have each recorded it on CD, but I'm blowed if I can find the music for it.

Any advice most gratefully received, thanks.



Amber
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Hi Amber,

Try asking through Warblers. They have been really helpful in finding me stuff in the past, even getting me a specially printed copy of something that was unavailable at the time.

Good luck with the search.

Is it worth e-mailing the Swedish Music Information Centre to ask whether his work has been published and if so by whom? This may well give you a lead to follow up.

Hi Emma and KatyJay,

Many thanks for your replies. I have sent emails off to both sites. Fingers crossed that one of them can track this lovely piece down.



Amber
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Amber - try www.sheetmusic warehouse.com

They have LOADS of secondhand sheet music. It might be worth looking

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Hooray! I have it my hand (well not actually, I've had to put it down so I can type this)!

Thank you for your suggestions. I obtained a wonderful collection of Alfven songs through the Swedish Music Information Centre, as per KatyJay's suggestion. And I emailed them to say, yes I was interested in buying it and could they give me details of how to pay etc. The next thing I know, the album's turned up in the post this morning, with an invoice. I can't tell you how nice it is to be sent something on trust. Payment was easy, the invoice explained how to pay via the website, so I just went in and did it. So I've got it. I've got this lovely lovely music.

I'm very happy!


Amber
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Wow! Well done Amber! Any chance you can bring it to Leicester, I'd love to have a quick look at it?

You mean, you can't type and hold music at the same time? Tsk!

Sounds like you've some lovely music in the offing, Ambs

I just found a snippet of this to listen to - oooh that is lovely!
ps scuse my ignorance of swedish, but what is the song about?