Die Hollywood-Elegien (Eisler, Hanns)

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⇒ 7 more: 1. Unter den grünen Pfefferbäumen • 2. Die Stadt ist nach den Engeln genannt • 3. Jeden Morgen mein Brot zu verdienen • 4. Hollywood (Diese Stadt hat mich belehrt) • 5. In den Hügeln wird Gold gefunden • 6. Nightmare • 7. I saw many friends (Hollywood-Elegie Nr.7)

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Publisher. Info. Lieder und Kantaten, Bd.1 (No.4 - p.39)
Lieder und Kantaten, Bd.2 (Nos.1-3, 5-7 - pp.138-147)
Leipzig: VEB Breitkopf & Härtel, 1956, 1957. Plates D.A.K. 1, 2.
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Work Title Die Hollywood-Elegien
Alternative. Title
Composer Eisler, Hanns
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IHE 41
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 (or 5, or 8) songs (see below)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1941 (Nos.1-5), 1941-1943 (others)
First Publication. 1956 (No.4), 1957 (others)
Librettist Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Language German, English (No.7)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation Voice, piano
Related Works Nos.1-7 are Nos.21-27 in the Hollywood Liederbuch.

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There are multiple collections named Hollywood-Elegien. Originally, Eisler set 5 of Brecht's texts as 5 Hollywood-Elegien; in the next two years, he added two more. These seven are found back-to-back in his Hollywood Liederbuch. It appears as though some later publications included one more song ("The rat men"), and rearranged the numbering of others. At this point, I can't determine whether this later version is Eisler's definitive numbering and collection, or whether it's an editorial choice. To further complicate matters, the volumes from which these pieces were scanned collect Nos. 1-3 and 5-7 as Die Hollywood-Elegien, and publish No.4 separately. As it is, on this page seven Hollywood elegies are in the order they appear in his Hollywood Liederbuch.