Work Title
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Vier Lieder
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Berger, Wilhelm
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.52
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IWB 2
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 songs
- 1. Was klappert im House so laut?
- 2. Still mein Kind
- 3. Mutter und Kind
- 4. Weihnachtslied (D♭ major)
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Text Incipit
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see below
- 3. Malerisch ein Hüttchen liegt
- 4. Vom Himmel in die tiefsten Klüfte
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1892 or before
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First Publication.
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1892 - Leipzig: Rudolf Dietrich, Plate J.R. 151-54
- Monatsbericht (1892), p.305
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Librettist
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see below
- 1. Adelbert von Chamisso
- 2. Willatzen, after folksongs
- 3. Hans Christian Andersen or Peter von Willatzen after folksongs (or Andersen after folksongs and Willatzen translating Andersen)
- 4. Theodor Storm
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Language
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German
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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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voice, piano
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Manuscript Sources
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D-MEIr B I 3,8 M.M.XI 5-1640 (parts of Berger's voice-orchestra arrangement of no.3)
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