| Work Title
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Freu't euch des Lebens
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| Alternative. Title
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Gesellschaftslied. Aufmunterung zur Freude. Tischlied. Freut euch des Lebens; Snatch fleeting pleasures; Life let us cherish; Fryd dig ved Livet
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| Composer
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Nägeli, Hans Georg
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IHN 4
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1793
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| First Publication.
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1795 ca.
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| Librettist
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Johann Martin Usteri (1763–1827)
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| Language
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German
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Classical
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| Instrumentation
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voice, unison chorus, keyboard (instrumentation from Freymaurer Lieder mit Melodien)
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| Related Works
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Romance, P.XIII:G1, by Leopold Kozeluch
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| External Links
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History of the song (German), where the melody is attributed as a pastiche by
Isaac Hirzel, from a theme from a flute concerto by "Friedrich Hartmann Graf", and a rondo from a violin concerto by Luigi Borghi.
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| Extra Information
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Perhaps the earliest surviving printing of the song appears in Freymaurer Lieder mit Melodien, Book 3, p.16, see also: Der Heimatpfleger "Freu't euch des Lebens"
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