by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Der Assyrian kam wie der Wolf in der Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Der Assyrian kam wie der Wolf in der Nacht
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Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Based on:
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "The Destruction of Sennacherib", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 18, first published 1815
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Der Assyrian kam wie der Wolf in der Nacht", from 2 hebräischer Melodien
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Franz Theremin (1780 - 1846) , appears in Hebräische Gesänge, first published 1820 ; composed by Carl Loewe.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876) , "So wird es geschehn", written 1870 ; composed by Gustav Flügel.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881) [an adaptation] ; composed by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky (1839 - 1881) [an adaptation] ; composed by Modest Petrovich Musorgsky.
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