Triumphlied, Op.55 (Brahms, Johannes)

		Movements/Sections 3 movements "Halleluja! Heil und Preis". Lebhaft und feierlich (D major) "Lobet unsern Gott". Mässig belebt (G major) "Und ich sahe den Himmel aufgetan". Lebhaft (D major) Composition Year 1870–71 Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For voice, 2 mixed choruses, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (6)
• Vocal Scores (5)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (1)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#23072 - 21.15MB, 93 pp. -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 995x⇩

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Ivdruiz (2008/10/13)

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First edition

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German / English

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: N. Simrock, 1872. Plate 7200.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Segment 1
*#91504 - 9.22MB, 42 (vi, #3-40) pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 448x⇩

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Carolus (2011/1/29)

 Segment 2
*#91505 - 10.98MB, 49 (#41-89) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 250x⇩

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Carolus (2011/1/29)

 Color cover
*#91506 - 3.44MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 112x⇩

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Carolus (2011/1/29)

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First edition

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German / English

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Berlin: N. Simrock, 1872. Plate 7200.

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 Frontmatter (scan) (Preview)
*#240839 - 0.85MB, 8 (#i-viii) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V*/V - 63x⇩

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piupianissimo (2012/7/7)

 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
*#240840 - 20.07MB, 91 (#1-91) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V*/V - 422x⇩

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piupianissimo (2012/7/7)

Editor:

Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)

Publisher Info.:

Johannes Brahms: Sämtliche Werke, Band 18: Chorwerke mit Orchester II
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926–27. Plate J.B. 90

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Vocal Scores

 1. Halleluja! Heil und Preis
*#114887 - 24.74MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 189x⇩

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 2. Lobet unsern Gott
*#114888 - 21.75MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 89x⇩

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 3. Und ich sahe den Himmel aufgetan
*#114889 - 26.79MB, 36 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 87x⇩

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Cypressdome (2011/8/24)

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Composer's manuscript (holograph), n.d.[ca.1871].

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 Complete Score
*#203224 - 6.95MB, 75 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 185x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2012/4/12)

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German / English

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Berlin: N. Simrock, 1874. Plate 7413.

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 Complete Score
*#262224 - 8.63MB, 92 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 52x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2012/12/16)

Language:

English

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New York: Schirmer, n.d.[1911]. Plate 22898

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands (Composer)

 Complete Score
*#78089 - 8.06MB, 41 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 359x⇩

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Morel (2010/9/8)

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Composer

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Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1873]. Plate 7317.

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General Information

Work Title	Triumphlied
Alternative Title	"Song of Triumph"

Composer	Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.55
Movements/Sections	3 movements "Halleluja! Heil und Preis". Lebhaft und feierlich (D major) "Lobet unsern Gott". Mässig belebt (G major) "Und ich sahe den Himmel aufgetan". Lebhaft (D major)
Year/Date of Composition	1870–71
First Performance	1871-4-7 in Bremen (mvt.1): Johannes Brahms (conductor) 1872-6-5 in Karlsruhe (complete): Julius Stockhausen (baritone) ; Herman Levi (conductor)
First Publication	1872-11 – Berlin: N. Simrock
Librettist	Martin Luther (1483–1546), after the Bible
Language	German
Dedication	Kaiser Wilhelm I
Average Duration	23 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Baritone, 2 Choruses (SATB) + 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets (A), 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 4 Horns (D), 3 Trumpets (D), 3 Trombones, Tuba, 2 Timpani, Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses
External Links	The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive KDH Listening Guide

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Version History

• Composed for baritone, 2 choruses and orchestra, 1870–71
• Arranged for piano 4 hands by Brahms, 1871