Erwartung, Op.17 (Schoenberg, Arnold)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	Monodrama in 4 scenes
Composition Year	1909
Genre Categories	Monodramas; For voice, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

1 Performances
- 1.1 Recordings
- 1.2 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Full Scores
- 2.2 Vocal Scores
3 General Information

Performances

Recordings

Part I
*#780194 - 17.28MB - 14:13 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/37 - 13×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2022/5/7)

Part II
*#780195 - 20.41MB - 17:19 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/37 - 8×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2022/5/7)

Performer Pages	Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (orchestra) Hermann Scherchen (conductor) Helga Pilarczyk (soprano)
Publisher Info.	Wergo, 1960. WER 50001.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: archive.org
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Naxos

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete Score
*#528621 - 7.89MB, 64 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/37 - 693×⇩ - Sallen112

PDF scanned by Daphnis
Sallen112 (2018/6/20)

Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1916. Plate U.E. 5361.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Originally submitted by Daphnis on 16 January 2011.
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Vocal Scores

Complete Score
*#858203 - 4.79MB, 47 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/37 - 99×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/6/7)

Arranger	Edward Steuermann (1892-1964), piano reduction
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, No.5362, 1922. Plate U.E. 5362.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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General Information

Work Title	Erwartung
Alternative. Title	Monodram
Name Translations	期待 (オペラ); La espera; Ожидание; 期待 (音樂); Atendo
Name Aliases	期待 (シェーンベルク); Expectation
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 184685976; LCCN: n81148979; GND: 300178727; BNF: 139188563
Composer	Schoenberg, Arnold
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.17
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IAS 4
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	Monodrama in 4 scenes: Scene 1: Am Rande eines Waldes. Mondhelle Straßen und Felder; der Wald hoch und dunkel Scene 2: Tiefstes Dunkel. Breiter Weg, hohe dichte Stämme Scene 3: Weg noch immer im Dunkel. Seitlich vom Wege ein breiter heller Streifen Scene 4: Mondbeschienene breite Straße, rechts aus dem Wald kommend. Wiesen und Felder
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1909
First Performance.	1924-06-06 in Prague, Deutsches Landestheater Marie Gutheil-Schoder (soprano), orchestra, Alexander Zemlinsky (conductor)
First Publication.	1916 - Vienna: Universal Edition, Plate U.E. 5361.
Librettist	Marie Pappenheim (1882–1966)
Language	German
Average DurationAvg. Duration	30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	soprano, orchestra
InstrDetail	piccolo, 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 3 oboes, English horn (also oboe), piccolo clarinet, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba timpani, cymbals, bass drum, snare drum, tamtam, ratchet, triangle, glockenspiel, xylophone, harp, celesta, strings (16, 14, 10–12, 10–12, 8–10)
Discography	MusicBrainz All Music Guide
External Links	Schoenberg Center Wikipedia article Erwartung - Scores at Sheet Music Plus