Composition: Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin, Op. 42 (Szymanowski, Karol)
| Title | Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin |
| Alternative title | Pieśni Muezzina Szalonego - Le Muézin Passionné - Lieder des verliebten Muezzins |
| Creators | Karol Szymanowski (composer) and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (librettist) |
| Opus | Op.42 |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano voice and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1918 |
| First published | 1922 |
| Dedication | Lord Arlington [Napier George Henry Stuart Alington] |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 660 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | Polish |
| Period | Early 20th century |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allah, Allah, Akbar... | — | — | — |
| O, ukochana ma... - Oh, my beloved | — | — | — |
| Ledwie blask słońca... - Barely the sun glistens on the tower's roof | — | — | — |
| W południe miasto białe od gorąca... - At noon the city is white from the heat | — | — | — |
| O tej godzinie, w której miasto śpi... - At the hour when the city sleeps | — | — | — |
| Odeszłaś w pustynię zachodnią... - You departed into the western desert | — | — | — |
Arrangements
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1922 | Complete Score (colour) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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