Fredmans epistlar

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Fredmans epistlar is a celebrated 18th-century Swedish song cycle blending humor, melancholy, and vivid depictions of Stockholm’s tavern life, written by poet and composer Carl Michael Bellman.

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instanceOf poetry collection
song cycle
author Carl Michael Bellman NERFINISHED
composer Carl Michael Bellman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Sweden
creator Carl Michael Bellman NERFINISHED
genre drinking song
lyric poetry
pastoral
satire
song
hasAdaptation concert performances
recorded albums
theatrical productions
hasMusicalForm song with accompaniment
hasPart Epistle No. 2 "Nå skruva fiolen" NERFINISHED
Epistle No. 23 "Ack du min moder" NERFINISHED
Epistle No. 33 "Stolta stad" NERFINISHED
Epistle No. 48 "Solen glimmar blank och trind" NERFINISHED
Epistle No. 72 "Glimmande nymf" NERFINISHED
Epistle No. 80 "Liksom en herdinna" NERFINISHED
influencedBy Rococo culture
biblical epistles
classical antiquity
literaryForm epistle
mainCharacter Jean Fredman NERFINISHED
Ulla Winblad NERFINISHED
notableFor blend of humor and melancholy
integration of text and music
rich character portraits
vivid depiction of Stockholm tavern life
numberOfItems 82
originalLanguage Swedish
partOf Swedish literary canon
Swedish song tradition
publicationCentury 18th century
publicationYear 1790
publisher Lars Salvius NERFINISHED
setting 18th-century Stockholm
Stockholm NERFINISHED
theme death
drinking
humor
love
melancholy
religious parody
tavern life
usesMelodyType borrowed melodies
original melodies

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Carl Michael Bellman notableWork Fredmans epistlar