Die schöne Schusterin, WoO 91 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Title 2 Arias for Die schöne Schusterin
Alternative title Two Arias for {{LinkName|Ignaz|Umlauf}}'s Singspiel ''Die schöne Schusterin, oder Die pücefarbenen Schuhe''
(The Beautiful Shoemaker's Wife, or The Peuce-Coloured Shoes)
Creators Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
Opus WoO 91
Instrumentation soprano and orchestra
Number of movements 2
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Composed 1795
First published 1888
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Average duration (sec) 480
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Composition types Incidental music, Arias
Language German
Period Classical
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Metronome Key Measures
O welch ein Leben! ein ganzes Meer. Allegretto — F major —
Soll ein Schuh nicht drücken. Andante con moto — B flat major —

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Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — Breitkopf und Härtel 1888 Complete Score (scan)
Complete Score
1. O welch ein Leben! ein ganzes Meer
2. Soll ein Schuh nicht drucken
View O welch' ein Leben! ein ganzes Meer! (No.1) — Breitkopf und Härtel — Complete Score
View Soll ein Schuh nicht drücken (No.2) — Breitkopf und Härtel — Complete Score
View O welch' ein Leben! ein ganzes Meer! (No.1) parts Breitkopf und Härtel — Flute
Oboe 1, 2
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2 (B)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Soll ein Schuh nicht drücken (No.2) parts Breitkopf und Härtel — Flute
Oboe 1, 2
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2 (F)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses

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