| Work Title
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6 Gesänge
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| Alternative. Title
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Sechs Gesänge
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| Composer
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Spohr, Louis
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.154
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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ILS 38
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 songs
- Abend-Feier / Evening Rest - Andante (A major)
- Jagdlied / Hunting Song - Allegro (E♭ major)
- Töne / Music - Andante (G major)
- Erlkönig / The Erl-king - Allegro non troppo (C minor)
- Der Spielmann und seine Geige / The minstrel and his fiddle - Andante con moto (G minor — G major)
- Abendstill / Evening stillness - Andante (E♭ major)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1855 Autumn
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| First Publication.
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1857
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| Librettist
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see below
- H. Mahn
- Friedrich Spohr (1776–1840)
- R. Otto (RISM @ Senckenberg gives Rudolph Otto, but no further information.)
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Hozze (Henriette Wilhelmine Auguste von Schorn) = Henriette von Schorn (1807–1869)
- Johann Koch (1802–1873)
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| Language
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German
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| Dedication
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written at the request of Prince Paul Friedrich Emil Leopold of Lippe.
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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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baritone, violin, piano
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| External Links
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The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive
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