Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 Parts |
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Composition Year | 1851 |
Genre Categories | Secular oratorios; Oratorios; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | Der Rose Pilgerfahrt |
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Alternative. Title | La vie d'une rose |
Composer | Schumann, Robert |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.112 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IRS 135 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 Parts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1851 |
First Performance. | 1852-02-05 in Düsseldorf |
First Publication. | 1852 (Vocal Score) |
Librettist | Moritz Horn (1814–1874) |
Language | German |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 62 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus, orchestra |
InstrDetail | Flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, natural and valved horns, valved trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings |
External Links | MPH preface Wikipedia (Russian) The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive |
The last section ("The Rose") was given a separate premiere (already titled Rose Pilgerfahrt), with piano accompaniment, on 6 July 1851 directed by the composer. (See MPH; Wikipedia-ru.)
According to MPH, the work was originally composed with piano accompaniment and premiered in 1851 July, then orchestrated November 1851 and premiered in this form in February 1852.