Marienlieder, Op.22 (Brahms, Johannes)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	7
Composition Year	1859–60
Genre Categories	Lieder; Songs; Folksongs; For mixed chorus; Scores featuring mixed chorus; For unaccompanied chorus; German language

Performances

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Editor	First edition [October 1862]
Publisher. Info.	Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d. (1862). Plates 216a, 216b.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Work Title	Marienlieder
Alternative. Title	Songs for Mary
Composer	Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.22
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IJB 72
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	7
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1859–60
First Performance.	No.1 — Munich, 1 December 1873 No.2 — Vienna, 17 April 1864 No.3 — Leipzig, 13 May 1874 No.4 — Hanover, 5 December 1863 No.5 — Vienna, 18 April 1864
First Publication.	1862
Librettist	Traditional German folksongs
Average DurationAvg. Duration	19 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Chorus (SATB)

Der englische Gruss ("Gegrüsset Maria")
Con moto (E♭ major)
Marias Kirchgang ("Maria wollt zur Kirche gehn")
Andante con moto (E♭ minor)
Marias Wallfahrt ("Maria ging aus wandern")
Con moto (C minor)
Der Jäger ("Es wollt gut Jäger jagen")
Allegro ma non troppo (G major)
Ruf zur Maria ("Dich, Mutter Gottes, ruf’ wir an")
Poco Adagio (B♭ major)
Magdalena ("An dem österlichen Tag")
Poco Lento (G minor)
Marias Lob ("Maria, wahre Himmelsfreud")
Allegro (E♭ major)

Composed for unaccompanied chorus, 1859–60
Nos.1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 were arranged by Brahms for femals chorus (SSAA), c.1859–62 (first published in this version in 1940)