Alexander Zemlinsky
6 Gesänge
Short instrumentation: 4 3 3 2 - 2 3 3 0 - timp, perc(2), hp, cel, harm, pno, str
Duration: 16'
Text von: Maurice Maeterlinck
Solos:
mittlere Stimme
Instrumentation details:
1. piccolo (+3. fl)
2. piccolo
1. flute
2. flute
1. oboe
2. oboe
cor anglais
1. clarinet in B (+cl(A))
2. clarinet in B (+cl(A))
bass clarinet in B (+bass cl(A))
1. bassoon
2. bassoon
1. horn in F
2. horn in F
1. trumpet in C
2. trumpet in C
3. trumpet in C
1. trombone
2. trombone
3. trombone
timpani
perc(2)
harp
celesta
harmonium
pno
violin I(9)
violin II(8)
viola(7)
violoncello(6)
contrabass(5)
Zemlinsky - 6 Gesänge for medium voice and orchestra
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Alexander Zemlinsky
Zemlinsky: 6 Gesänge - op. 13Orchestration: für mittlere Stimme und Orchester
Type: Klavierauszug (Sonderanfertigung)
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Alexander Zemlinsky
Zemlinsky: 6 Songs for medium voice and orchestra - op. 13Orchestration: for medium voice and orchestra
Type: Studienpartitur
Language: Deutsch
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Sechs Gesänge based on poems by Maurice Maeterlinck were composed as piano songs in 1910 and 1913 and orchestrated in 1924. They show the art of song writing at its very best. The vocal part is characterised by sensitivity and simplicity, embedded in a web of sensuous instrumental voices. Alexander Zemlinsky added an introduction to the songs, which was not included in the piano version. Three sisters with golden crowns who want to die, blindfolded girls searching for their destiny and other female characters in the cycle conjure up paintings by Gustav Klimt.