Abendständchen, Op. 42, No. 1 (Johannes Brahms)

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• CPDL #23589: 

Editor: Robert Urmann (submitted 2011-05-21).   Score information: Executive, 4 pages, 204 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: includes optional piano accompaniment; see Drei Gesänge, Op. 42 for a complete edition

• CPDL #00051:  Finale 1998

Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 1999-07-07).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 89 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

Possible error(s) identified. See the discussion page for full description.

General Information

Title: Abendständchen, Op. 42, No. 1
Work: Drei Gesänge, Op. 42
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Lyricist: Clemens Brentano

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SAATBB

Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: German
Instruments: a cappella, with optional piano accompaniment
Published: 1868 (?); Bremen: Aug. Fr. Cranz

Description: composed between October 1859 and June 1861, Detmold and Hamburg; first proven performance: April 17^th 1864, Vienna, under his own direction

External websites:

• Scanned score of the first print from Brahms Institute at the University of Music Lübeck (Germany)
• Listening guide
• YouTube
• German text and translations at The Lied and Art Song Texts Page

Original text and translations

German text

Hör’, es klagt die Flöte wieder,
und die kühlen Brunnen rauschen,
golden weh’n die Töne nieder,
stille, laß uns lauschen!

Holdes Bitten, mild Verlangen,
wie es süß zum Herzen spricht!
durch die Nacht, die mich umfangen,
blickt zu mir der Töne Licht.