Riksdagsmusiken
Riksdagsmusiken, or the
Riksdag Music, is a suite of music composed by
Joseph Martin Kraus, for the grand opening, in
1789, of the
Riksdag of the Estates in
Sweden. King
Gustav III of Sweden wanted to convince the parliament to go along with his war plans. He was opposed by the landed gentry but supported by the burgesses and peasants and the king had Kraus write the suite for this occasion, consisting of a march based on the
March of the Priests from
Mozart's
Idomeneo, and a symphony. The legislature approved the king's measures which became known as
Gustav III's Russian War.
See also: Riksdag, Drottningholmsmusiken, Music of Sweden