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...das hörende Ohr...

Set by Edvin Østergaard (b. 1959), "...das hörende Ohr...", 2019 [ soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, double bass ], from Ørenslyd: Ritus V, no. 2 [Sung Text]

Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.


Wenn Sie Paradoxen lieben, können Sie sagen, 
die Luftzitterung wird zum Schalle,
erst wenn sie das hörende Ohr trifft.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann von Helmholtz (1821 - 1894), no title

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

  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Edvin Østergaard)

Note: this is an excerpt from an 1857 lecture on the physiological roots of musical harmony.


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]



Dersom De liker paradokser, kunne De hevde
at luftens sitring blir til lyd først
i det den treffer det hørende øre.

Text Authorship:

  • by Edvin Østergaard (b. 1959)

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann von Helmholtz (1821 - 1894), no title
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Author(s): Edvin Østergaard (b. 1959), Hermann von Helmholtz (1821 - 1894)
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