Darthulas Grabesgesang, Op. 42, No. 3 (Johannes Brahms)
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- Editor: Robert Urmann (submitted 2011-05-21). Score information: Executive, 8 pages, 270 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: includes optional piano accompaniment; see Drei Gesänge, Op. 42 for a complete edition. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Martin Stolle (submitted 2000-06-06). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 140 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusiXTex file zipped.
- Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Minor differences with Brahms Sämtliche Werke See the discussion page for full description.
General Information
Title: Darthulas Grabesgesang, Op. 42, No. 3
Work: Drei Gesänge, Op. 42
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Lyricists: Johann Gottfried Herder, after Ossian
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SAATBB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: German
Instruments: A cappella, with optional piano accompaniment
First published: 1868
(?); Bremen: Aug. Fr. Cranz
Description: composed between October 1859 and June 1861, Detmold and Hamburg; first proven performance: December 14th 1869, Lipsia
External websites:
- Scanned score of the first print from Brahms Institute at the University of Music Lübeck (Germany)
- Listening guide
- YouTube
- German text and translations at The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
Original text and translations
German text Mädchen von Kola, du schläfst! |
English translation MacPherson's 'translation' of Ossian, the 'original' on which Herder's version is based: |