Lieder für Singkreise, Op.43 No.2 (Hindemith, Paul)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements I. Ein jedes Band: Sehr ruhig, gedehnt und zart II. O Herr, gib jedem seinen eigenen Tod: Ganz langsam, ein wenig frei - Bewegter - Wie zuerst III. Man weiß oft grade dann am meisten: Mäßig schnell, munter IV. Was meinst du, Kunz, wie groß die Sonne sei?: Lebhaft
Composition Year	1926
Genre Categories	Lieder; Songs; For mixed chorus; Scores featuring mixed chorus; For unaccompanied chorus; German language
Related Works	Spielmusik, Op.43 No.1

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Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No. 1451, 1927. Plate 31940.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	600 dpi. Part of the "Sing und Spielmusik für Liebhaber und Musikfreunde" series. (= Das neue Werk, Vol.1)
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Work Title	Lieder für Singkreise
Alternative. Title	Vier Lieder zu drei Stimmen nach Gedichten von Platen
Composer	Hindemith, Paul
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.43 No.2
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IPH 81
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements I. Ein jedes Band: Sehr ruhig, gedehnt und zart II. O Herr, gib jedem seinen eigenen Tod: Ganz langsam, ein wenig frei - Bewegter - Wie zuerst III. Man weiß oft grade dann am meisten: Mäßig schnell, munter IV. Was meinst du, Kunz, wie groß die Sonne sei?: Lebhaft
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1926
First Performance.	1927-07-17, Steinbruch bei Lichtenthal.
First Publication.	1927
Librettist	August von Platen (1796-1835) (No.1) Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) (No.2) Matthias Claudius (1740-1815) (No.3-4)
Language	German
Average DurationAvg. Duration	3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Modern
Piece Style	Modern
Instrumentation	mixed chorus Nos.1-3: 3-Part mixed chorus (2 female voices, 1 male voice - [ex. SST, SAT]) No.4: 6-part Divided chorus (SSTSST) or (SATSAT)
Related Works	Spielmusik, Op.43 No.1
External Links	Hindemith Foundation Worldcat

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There was no collective title name originally (for "Op.43" only). The Lieder für Singkreise was written before the Spielmusik für Streicher, Flöten und Oboen, Op.43 No.1. Referred originially to as Op.42 in two of the composer's work lists, and corrected to Op.43 in one of the two.

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