3 Songs, Op.42 (Brahms, Johannes)

Incipit	1. Hör, es klagt die Flöte wieder 2. Aus des Meeres tiefem Grunde 3. Mädchen von kola, du schläfst!
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 pieces Abendständchen Langsam (G major) Vineta Con moto (B major) Darthulas Grabesgesange Moderato, ma non troppo (G minor)
Composition Year	1859–61
Genre Categories	Songs; For mixed chorus; Scores featuring mixed chorus; For unaccompanied chorus; For mixed chorus, piano; Scores featuring the piano; For chorus with keyboard; German language

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Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Bremen: Aug. Fr.. Cranz, n.d.[1868]. Plates 600-602.
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Editor	Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)
Publisher. Info.	Sämtliche Werke, Band 21: Mehrstimmige Gesänge ohne Begleitung (pp.79-94) Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 115.
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Publisher. Info.	Novello's Part-Song Book, No.523. London: Novello & Co., n.d. (c.1885)
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Work Title	3 Songs
Alternative. Title	3 Gesänge
Name Translations	Gesänge, Chor, op. 42
Name Aliases	Gesänge, op. 42; 3 Gesänge für 6St. Chör a cappella
Authorities	GND: 300025297
Composer	Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.42
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IJB 119
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 pieces Abendständchen Langsam (G major) Vineta Con moto (B major) Darthulas Grabesgesange Moderato, ma non troppo (G minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1859–61
First Performance.	1864-04917 in Vienna (No.1) 1874-02-01 in Munich (No.3)
First Publication.	1868
Librettist	see listing Clemens Brentano (1778–1842) Wilhelm Müller (1794–1827) James Macpherson (1736–1796) [as "Ossian"]
Language	German
Average DurationAvg. Duration	10 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Chorus (SAATBB) + Piano (ad lib)
External Links	KDH Listening Guide

Composed for 6-part mixed chorus with optional piano accompaniment, 1859–61
No.2 was arranged for 4-part female chorus, ca.1862 (this version was first published in 1938)