Work Title
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5 Duets
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Brahms, Johannes
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.66
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJB 27
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Key
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see below
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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5 duets
- Klänge. Andante
- Klänge. Andante
- Am Strande. Ruhig
- Jägerlied. Lebhaft
- Hüt du dich! Lebhaft, heimlich und schalkhaft
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Text Incipit
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see below
- Aus der Erde quellen Blumen
- Wenn ein müder Leib begraben
- Es sprechen und blicken die Wellen
- Jäger, was jagst du die Häselein?
- Ich weiss ein Mädlein hübsch und fein
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1873–75 ca.
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First Performance.
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1882-03-13 - Hamburg (No.3) 1880-04-24 - Vienna (No.5)
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First Publication.
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1875 - Berlin: N. Simrock
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Librettist
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see below
- Klaus Groth (1819–1899)
- Klaus Groth (1819–1899)
- Hermann Hölty (1828–1887) or Possibly Ludwig Hölty, see below
- Karl August Candidus (1817–1872)
- Traditional (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
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Language
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German
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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11 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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soprano, alto, Piano
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External Links
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KDH Listening Guide
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Extra Information
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Brahms-Institut Description of No.3 attributes text to H. Hölty= L.H. Hölty= Ludwig Hölty, not Hermann Hölty as is more usual. If the text is in one of Ludwig or Hermann's independently published books of poems, this would help...
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