Weisse Rose

Voice and piano (Soli: SBar(T) - 1(picc.A-fl).1(cor ang).1(Ebclar.Bclar).0. - 1.1.2.0. - perc - hp - pno - str: 1.1.1.1.1.)

SKU: BR.DV-6140

Scenes for 2 Singers and 15 Instrumentalists. Composed by Udo Zimmermann. Voice; Softbound. Deutscher Verlag. World premiere: Hamburg, February 27, 1986DV 1140 awarded the German Music Edition Prize. Opera; Music theatre; Music post-1945; New music (post-2000). Piano/Vocal Score. Composed 1984/85. 140 pages. Duration 75'. Deutscher Verlag fur Musik #DV 6140. Published by Deutscher Verlag fur Musik (BR.DV-6140).

ISBN 9790200460230. 13.5 x 10.5 inches.

Translation: Engl. (S. Wadsworth) (1988) / (Norbert Rubesaat) (1993); French (Jean-Pierre Wurtz) (1997) Place and time: Jail Munchen-Stadelheim, in the hour before the execution on 22nd February 1943 Characters: Sophie Scholl (soprano) / Hans Scholl (baritone or tenor) >>Weisse Rose<< (White Rose) was the name of the resistance group to which Hans and Sophie Scholl belonged. Udo Zimmermann's composition is characterized by the varying structure of its scenes: dramatic, visionary scenes, e.g. the remembered wartime experiences on the front, Sophie's anxiety about the removal of the children and the wish to see her parents one last time, contrast with contemplative monologues that are intended to provide insights into the individual's particular situation. The composer interweaves into the structure of the piece dream sequences with sudden bursts of anxiety that are not triggered by the execution that is about to take place but by the consequences of one's own actions. The result is a deliberate fusion of the various parts into one another. More than 100 different productions prove that the topic is as important as ever and that the work is both artistically rewarding and practicable. Udo Zimmermann About the piece Two young people, the siblings Sophie and Hans Scholl, are in a prison cell, one hour before they are to be put to death by their fascist executioners. Their christian convictions and sense of responsibility gave them the courage to put up resistance, resistance against the lies, the contempt for humanity and all human values. Sophie and Hans Scholl took their stand in the full knowledge that they were taking a deadly risk. They would simply not have been able to live with their feelings of shame had they not grasped the chance of fighting for what they believed in, even though it was a dangerous thing to do. Memories of past events, doubts, hopes and fears, justification of deeds and an acceptance of death, all these things happen and move in, and between, these two people during this representation of the hour before death. The orchestra provides a psycho-physical shorthand of their inner mental state. Musical effects and gestures search for their identity in human behaviour. The moments of stillness and silence provide moments of musical tension, which are just as powerful as the eruptions of fear and desperation. CDs: Gabriele Fontana (soprano), Lutz-Michael Harder (tenor), Instrumentalensemble, cond. Udo Zimmermann CD Orfeo C 162 871 Grazyna Szklarecka (soprano), Frank Schiller (tenor), musica viva-ensemble dresden, cond. Udo Zimmermann CD Berlin Classics Eterna BC 0120 060-2 CD (excerpts): Gabriele Fontana (soprano), Lutz-Michael Harder (tenor), Ein Instrumentalensemble, cond. Udo Zimmermann CD BMG 74321 73628 2 Bibliography : Kornel , Attila: ,,Tief unter uns nur Schweigen - Die Asthetik der Stille in Udo Zimmermanns Kammeroper ,,Weisse Rose, in: Die Tonkunst 11 (2017), pp. 368-377. Rheinlander , Matthias: Im Osten nichts Neues? Ostalgie ohne Kitsch am Beispiel von Udo Zimmermanns Oper Die weisse Rose, in: Musik und Unterricht, Heft 73 (2003), pp. 34-40.

World premiere: Hamburg, February 27, 1986DV 1140 Awarded the German Music Edition Prize.

Piano

SKU: M7.DUX-636

Der 50er - bis 70er-Jahre. Composed by Susi Weiss. Sheet music. 104 pages. Edition Dux Verlag #DUX 636. Published by Edition Dux Verlag (M7.DUX-636).

ISBN 9783868492200.

Concert band

SKU: ND.RPHR456-CSC

Composed by Manos Hadjidakis. Repertoire harmonia. Repertoire Harmonia. Conductor's score. Published by Edition Andel (ND.RPHR456-CSC).

(MELA)

SKU: HL.49041702

151 German Advent and Christmas songs. Composed by Polillo. Edited by Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann. Arranged by Hilger Schallehn. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Paperback. Serie Musik. Melody Line (with Chords). 400 pages. Schott Music #SEM 8213. Published by Schott Music (HL.49041702).

ISBN 9783254082138. 4.75x7.5x0.883 inches. German.

Warum waren unsere Weihnachtslieder in bestimmten Epochen besonders beliebt? Wann entstanden sie? In welchem Zusammenhang stehen sie zueinander? Wer waren ihre Verfasser und Komponisten, die Liedermacher, die Sanger? Welches waren die sozialen Tragergruppen des Weihnachtsgesanges, und welche Funktion besass er in den wechselnden Phasen der Gesellschaftsgeschichte? Antwort auf diese Fragen gibt das Buch der Weihnachtslieder, in dem 151 Lieder - unter ihnen auch Parodien - mit ihren Melodien, einer zweiten Stimme sowie Akkorden zur Gitarrenbegleitung im kulturhistorischen Zusammenhang vorgestellt werden.

(The Great Christmas Carol Collection) Edited by Willibald Lutz. Collection for 3 recorders. 70 Christmas Songs arranged for three recorders (SAT,SST,SAB,SSB,SAA). Arranged by Willibald Lutz. 58 pages. Published by Heinrichshofen Verlag.