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by Johann Friedrich Müller (1749 - 1825)

Nachtgesang
 (Sung text for setting by E. Hoffmann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

Zwei Stimmen 
Still und hehr die Nacht, 
Des Himmels Augenpracht 
Hat nun den Reihn begangen. 
Schweb' hoch hinauf wie Glockenklang, 
Der Liebe sanfter Nachtgesang, 
Klopft an des Himmels Pfort' voll brünstigem Verlangen.  

Composition:

    Set to music by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann (1776 - 1822), "Nachtgesang", WV 77, stanza 2 [ men's chorus ], in E. T. A. Hoffmann ausgewählte musikalische Werke, Mainz: Schott Musik International, 2006, from Band 12a: Kleine Vokalkompositionen und Klaviersonaten: Deutsche Lieder und Chöre, pages 85 - 87.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Friedrich Müller (1749 - 1825), "Nachtgesang", appears in Golo und Genovefa: Ein Schauspiel in fünf Aufzügen, Act II, Scene 4

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Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2017-06-14
Line count: 112
Word count: 534

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