Performances
Sheet Music
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General Information
Work Title
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Verzweifle nicht im Schmerzensthal
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Alternative. Title
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Motette für doppelten Männerchor m. Begl. der Orgel ad lib
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Composer
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Schumann, Robert
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.93
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IRS 159
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Key
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B-flat major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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5
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1850
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First Performance.
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1850 (June?)
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First Publication.
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1851
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Librettist
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Friedrich Rückert (after Abu Mohammed al Kasim Harîrî)
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Language
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German
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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20-25 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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2 TTBB Choruses, Orchestra (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings), Organ (ad lib.)
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External Links
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Preface by Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs, 2005
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Navigation etc.
There is also an a cappella version in manuscript.