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1936

Friede Anno 48

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Friede Anno 48

based on texts by Andreas Gryphius for soprano solo, 4-part mixed choir and piano
in memoriam Alban Berg
Addition in the autograph: Winterthur September – München Dezember

Arrangement for soprano and piano as “Lamento” (1954/55, see there)

I Krieg [“War”]
II Elend [“Misery”]
III Liebe [“Love”]
IV An meine Mutter [“To my mother”]
V Geburt [“Birth”]
VI Friede [“Peace”]

Performance duration: 30′

First performance: October 22, 1968, WDR (Conductor: Herbert Schernus, Soprano: Charlotte Berthold, Piano: Alfons Kontarsky)

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  • 1936
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1933 (1929?)

Kantate

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Kantate

for male choir a cappella
meinen lieben St. Gallner Freunden Familie Klug-Wyss [“to my dear friends from St. Gallen, the Klug-Wyss family”]
nach Worten von Becher und Marx [“in the words of Becher and Marx”]

in the autograph there is an indication “1933” (fair copy, beginning unknown)

I Kohlenbrot (Johannes R. Becher)
II Wir haben eine Welt zu gewinnen! [“We have a world to win!”] (Karl Marx)

Performanc duration: 4′

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  • 1933 (1929?)
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1929

Profane Messe

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Profane Messe

für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor a cappella [“for four-part mixed choir a cappella”]

I Die Zeit [“The time”]
II Das Erwachen [“The awakening”]
III Das Schicksal [“The fate”]
IV Von den Festtagen [“Of the holidays”]
V Vom Leiden und Lachen [“Of suffering and laughter”]

Text: Max See

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  • 1929
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