| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 song |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1891 |
| Genre Categories | Songs; German language |
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| Work Title | Moltke † |
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| Alternative. Title | Moltke † Gedicht von Aug. Brandt für Männenchor mit Begleitung von Blasinstrumenten |
| Composer | Grimm, Julius Otto |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IJG 22 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 song |
| Text Incipit | Germania! Steig' herab von deiner Wacht |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1891 |
| Librettist | Aug. Brandt |
| Language | German |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices: male chorus (TTBB) Wind Orchestra: flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani |
| Extra Information | Written to commemorate the death of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, the great Prussian general († April 24, 1891) |
No evidence found that this work was published during the composer's lifetime.
As with Grimm's Opp.27 and 28 the wind instrument accompaniment is possibly meant to be ad lib.