Composition: Freu't euch des Lebens (Nägeli, Hans Georg)
| Title | Freu't euch des Lebens |
| Alternative title | Gesellschaftslied. Aufmunterung zur Freude. Tischlied. Freut euch des Lebens; Snatch fleeting pleasures; Life let us cherish; Fryd dig ved Livet |
| Creators | Hans Georg Nägeli (composer) and Johann Martin Usteri (librettist) |
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| Instrumentation | voice, unison chorus and keyboard |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1793 |
| First published | 1795 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Folksongs |
| Language | German |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | mixed chorus and piano | — |
| view | Complete | 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | G. F. Starcke | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and piano | Jürgen Knuth | — | Complete Score · view Choral Score · view Piano · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score · view Trumpet 1, 2 · view Trombone 1, 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
Recordings/Performances
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