| Title | Gesang der Parzen | 
| Alternative title | Es fürchte die Götter | 
| Creators | Johannes Brahms (composer) and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (librettist) | 
| Opus | Op.89 | 
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus and orchestra | 
| Number of movements | — | 
| Keys | D minor | 
| Composed | 1882 | 
| First published | 1883 | 
| Dedication | Georg, Duke of Sachsen-Meiningen | 
| Tempo markings | — | 
| Metronome markings | — | 
| Time signatures | — | 
| Average duration (sec) | 720 | 
| Number of measures | — | 
| Composition types | Songs | 
| Language | German | 
| Period | Romantic | 
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| Code |  | 
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1883 | Complete Score (color, low resolution) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view | 
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | — | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | N. Simrock | 1883 | Flute 1/Piccolo, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (D) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 (ATB clefs), Tuba · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view | 
| view | Complete | vocal score | N. Simrock | 1883 | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1927 | Complete Score · view | 
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