Gesang der Mönche (Grimm, Julius Otto)

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Publisher. Info. Score and brass parts: Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1880s-90s).
Vocal parts: Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1880s-90s). (copyist mss)
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Misc. Notes ca.300dpi color images. Brass parts include: trumpet in B-flat and 3 trombones. Not known if this is the complete accompaniment. Date estimated by paper and comparison with other surviving manuscripts.
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Work Title Gesang der Mönche
Alternative. Title Gesang der Mönche aus Ekkehard
Composer Grimm, Julius Otto
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJG 24
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 song
Text Incipit Ach, unser Leben ist nur halbes Leben
Librettist Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826–1886)
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices: male chorus (TTBB)

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No evidence found that this work was published during the composer's lifetime. It is possible that Grimm composed an 'ad lib.' accompaniment of wind instruments and timpani as he did with his Opp.27 and 28.