Gurrelieder
Gurrelieder (Songs of Gurre). Work by Schoenberg, comp. 1900–3 and 1910–11 and given no Op. no., being setting for 5 soloists, speaker, 3 male chs., mixed ch., and orch. of a Ger. trans. from the Danish of poems by J. P. Jacobsen. (Gurra is castle where the 14th-cent. heroine Tove lives.) Mus. is in Schoenberg's Wagnerian style but foreshadows his maturity. Requires huge orch. incl. 10 hn., 8 fl., 4 Wagner tubas, 6 timp., and iron chains. F.p. Vienna 1913, cond. F. Schreker; London (broadcast) 1928; Philadelphia 1932, cond. Stokowski. The Song of the Wood Dove (Lied der Waldtaube) was arr. by Schoenberg for v. and chamber orch. 1922.
More From encyclopedia.com
Arnold Schoenberg , Schoenberg, Arnold
Schoenberg, Arnold [ Arnold Schönberg] (b Vienna, 1874; d Los Angeles, 1951). Austrian-born composer, conductor, and teacher (Amer… Aulis , Sallinen, Aulis (Heikki) (b Salmi, Finland, 1935). Finn. composer. Manager, Finnish Radio SO 1960–70. Teacher, Sibelius Acad. 1965–81. Became Finn. G… Gustav Holst , Holst, Gustav (Theodore)
Holst, Gustav (Theodore) (b Cheltenham, 1874; d London, 1934). Eng. composer of Swed. descent. Trained as a pianist, his fat… Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax , Bax, (Sir) Arnold (Edward Trevor) (b Streatham, London, 1883; d Cork, 1953). Eng. composer who was Master of the King's (Queen's) Musick 1942–53. Stu… Josef Suk , Suk, Josef (b Křečovice, 1874; d Benešov, nr. Prague, 1935). Cz. composer and violinist. 2nd vn. in Bohemian Str. Qt. 1892–1933. Married Dvořák's dau… Jean Sibelius , Sibelius, Jean [ Johan Julius Christian Sibelius] (b Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus), 1865; d Järvenpää, 1957). Finn. composer, the nat. mus. v. of his coun…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Gurrelieder