Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 partsong (2 versions) |
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Composition Year | 1820 (1st version) 1821 (2nd version) |
Genre Categories | Secular choruses; Choruses; For male chorus, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass; |
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Complete Score
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Work Title | Gesang der Geister über den Wassern |
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Alternative. Title | Song of the Spirits over the Waters |
Composer | Schubert, Franz |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | D.714 (1st version formerly D.704; 2nd version published as Op.posth.167) |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IFS 280 |
Key | C major (both versions) |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 partsong (2 versions): Adagio molto (1st version) Adagio molto - Più Andante - Un poco più mosso - Tempo I (2nd version) |
Text Incipit | Des Menschen Seele gleicht dem Wasser |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1820 (1st version) 1821 (2nd version) |
First Publication. | 1891 (1st version) 1858 (2nd version) |
Librettist | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) |
Language | German |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 10 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | 4 tenors, 4 basses, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass |
4th setting of the text; D.484, D.538 and D.705 are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd settings.