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Language
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English
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Translator
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William Grist (1840–1896)
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Publisher. Info.
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London: Augener & Co., n.d. [ca.1884]. Plate 6116.
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Misc. Notes
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Original scans: 300dpi, grayscale jpg2000 files approximately 2330 by 3290 pixels. Converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins. This edition erroneously assigns the work opus 593.
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Librettos
Editor
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First edition
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Publisher. Info.
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Offenbach: Johann André, n.d. [ca.1884].
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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General Information
Work Title
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Rübezahl
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Alternative. Title
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Märchendichtung für Soli (S., A.) und Chöre (2 S. u. A.) und Pianoforte mit verbindender Deklamation
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Composer
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Abt, Franz
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.600
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IFA 147
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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8 songs
- Introductory: "By star-gleam never lighted"
- Chorus of Playmates. The King's Daughter: "See how the day-gleam the gloom overpowers"
- King's Daughter and Chorus of Gnomes: "Thou dear and lovely mortal child"
- King's Daughter, Playmates, and Gnome: "Succour to bear thee"
- Song of the King's Daughter: "The mountains are beaming"
- Song of the King's Daughter: "Birdie kind, oh do not tarry"
- The Gnomes' Song of Derision: "Count again, still count in wonder"
- Final Chorus: "Songs of gladness meet thee"
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First Publication.
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1884 – Offenbach: Johann André
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Librettist
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Hermann Francke (1834?–1919?) after a poem by Johann Karl August Musäus (1735–1787)
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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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Voices: 2 sopranos, alto + female chorus (SSA) piano
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Navigation etc.
Hermann Francke may be an alternate spelling for the composer Hermann Franke. Musicsack seems to leave open the possibility, listing both (Francke, Hermann (b.1834) and Franke, Hermann (1834-1919).)