Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Weihnachtslied aus dem 12ten Jahrhundert, Op. 59


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Weihnachtslied aus dem 12ten Jahrhundert, Op. 59
Foreign language / English title
Weihnachtslied aus dem 12ten Jahrhundert, Op. 59
Subtitle
For mixed choir and soloists
Dedication
to the Riedelschen Gesangsverein in Leipzig
Year of composition
1868

Type
Choir with solo voice(s)
Instrumentation
S., A., T., B. soli - mixed choir (S-A-T-B)
Movements, parts
1. Allegro "Er ist gewaltig und er ist stark"
2. Moderato "Ein hohes Haus im Himmel steht"
3. Andante sostenuto "Ich habe leider lange gedienet jenem Manne"
4. Allegro "Er ist gewaltig und er ist stark"

Text
SPERVOGEL
Language
German
Publisher / Source
G. Heckenast, Pest, n.d. [1869] G.H.52.
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Remarks, other info
Composed: 1867 - 1868

After the texts by Spervogel