Coro SATB, SATBB, SAATBB
- Grade 3
SKU:
CA.940205
For
mixed choir a
cappella. Composed by
Johannes Brahms. Edited
by Uwe Wolf. Choral
Score. Op. 104. Carus
Verlag #940205. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.940205).
ISBN
9790007314439.
German/English. Text:
Rückert,
Friedrich.
“Lösc
he die Lampe getrost,
hülle in Frieden dich
ein” (“Put out thy
lamp with good heart, lay
thee then peacefully
down”) – Johannes
Brahms’s final cycle of
secular songs for mixed
choir a cappella paints a
striking picture of
mortality, ultimate
happiness and lost youth.
The 4- to 6-part songs
fascinate with their
immense power and range
of expression, which runs
from short, quiet,
melancholy phrases
(“breathe tremblingly
forth”, “O lifeless
falleth”) to elements
of folk song (the horn
calls in Nightwatch II)
to mighty climaxes and
double-choir effects
produced with great
economy of means. The
closing movement In
Autumn, with its
idiosyncratic harmonies,
is certainly one of
Brahms’s best secular
compositions.
All
the songs are also
available separately and
as digital editions. The
accompanying English text
is the translation
authorized by the
composer himself.
