Composition: When Lilacs last in the Door-yard Bloom'd (Hindemith, Paul)

Title	When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom'd Als Flieder jüngst mir im Garten blüht'
Alternative title	A Requiem "For those we love" Ein Requiem "Denen, die wir lieben"
Creators	Paul Hindemith (composer) and Walt Whitman (librettist)
Opus
Instrumentation	mezzosoprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra
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Composed	1946
First published	1946
Dedication	Collegiate Chorale, New York
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Average duration (sec)	3780
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Composition types	Requiems
Language	English
Period	Modern
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Title click for details	Metronome	Key	Measures
When lilacs (Baritone and Chorus)	—	—	—
Arioso, In the swamp (Mezzo-Soprano Solo)	—	—	—
March, Over the breast of the spring (Chorus and Baritone)	—	—	—
O western orb (Baritone and Chorus)	—	—	—
Arioso, Sing on, there in the swamp (Mezzo-Soprano Solo)	—	—	—
Song, O how shall I warble (Baritone and Chorus)	—	—	—
Introduction and Fugue, Lo! body and soul (Chorus)	—	—	—
Sing on! you gray-brown bird (Mezzo-SopranoBaritone Soli and Duet)	—	—	—
Death Carol, Come, lovely and soothing Death (Chorus)	—	—	—
To the tally of my soul (Baritone and Chorus)	—	—	—
Finale, Passing the visions (Baritone and Mezzo-Soprano Soli and Chorus)	—	—	—

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Details	Section	Type	Publisher	Date	File
view	Complete	—	Associated Music Publishers	1948	Complete Score · view
view	Complete	vocal score	Associated Music Publishers	1948	Complete Score · view

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