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Text Authorship:

• by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Impromptu", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Sechstes Buch, in Wien [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "O Einsamkeit! wie trink' ich gerne", op. 47 no. 5c (1931-3) [ baritone, string quartet ], from Notturno: Fünf Sätze für Bariton und Streichquartett, no. 12, Zürich: Hug & Co. Musikverlage [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Impromptu", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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