| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 5 |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1850 |
| Genre Categories | Motets; Secular choruses; Choruses; |
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| Work Title | Verzweifle nicht im Schmerzensthal |
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| Alternative. Title | Motette für doppelten Männerchor m. Begl. der Orgel ad lib |
| Composer | Schumann, Robert |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.93 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IRS 159 |
| Key | B-flat major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 5 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1850 |
| First Performance. | 1850 (June?) |
| First Publication. | 1851 |
| Librettist | Friedrich Rückert (after Abu Mohammed al Kasim Harîrî) |
| Language | German |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 20-25 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | 2 TTBB Choruses, Orchestra (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings), Organ (ad lib.) |
| External Links | Preface by Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs, 2005 |
| Extra Information | There is also an a cappella version in manuscript. |
