Composition: 9 English Songs (Hindemith, Paul)
| Title | 9 English Songs |
| Alternative title | For Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano and Piano |
| Creators | Paul Hindemith (composer) and Charles Wolfe (librettist) and Thomas Moore (librettist) and Percy Bysshe Shelley (librettist) and Samuel Lover (librettist) and Francis Thompson (librettist) and William Blake (librettist) and Walt Whitman (librettist) and Robert Herrick (librettist) and William Oldys (librettist) |
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| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1942 |
| First published | 1944 |
| Dedication | Meinem liebsten und verehrtesten Kunstgenossen zu Weihnachten |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | English |
| Period | Modern |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| On hearing "The Last Rose of Summer": Slow with Melancholy | quarter = 50 | — | — |
| Echo: Rather Fast | quarter = 108 | — | — |
| The Moon: Fast | quarter = 96 | — | — |
| The Whistlin' Thief: Allegro moderato | quarter = 100 | — | — |
| Envoy: Quiet | dotted half note = 60 | — | — |
| The Wild Flower's Song (Waldrose): Quasi recitativo | — | — | — |
| Sing on there in the Swamp: Very Slow | quarter = 40 | — | — |
| To Music, to becalm his Fever: Moderate | — | — | — |
| On a Fly Drinking out of his Cup: Quiet | dotted quarter = 60 | — | — |
Arrangements
(No arrangements)
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schott | 1944 | Complete Score · view 1. On hearing "The Last Rose of Summer" · view 2. Echo · view 3. The Moon · view 4. The Whistlin' Thief · view 5. Envoy · view 6. The Wild Flower's Song · view 7a. Sing on there in the Swamp (High Voice) · view 7b. Sing on there in the Swamp (Medium Voice) · view 8. To Music, to becalm his Fever · view 9. On a Fly Drinking out of his Cup · view |
Recordings/Performances
(No recordings)
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