Song of Fate (Schicksalslied), Opus 54

Song of Fate (Schicksalslied), Opus 54
Author: Johannes Brahms
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1999-08-26
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457481161

Brahms composed his "Schicksalslied" (Song of Destiny), Opus 54, between 1868 and 1871. It is a short, powerful work for chorus and orchestra. The text is that of Friedrich Holderlin's poem "Hyperions Schicksalslied." Choral score with German and English text and piano accompaniment.

The Fischer-Dieskau Book of Lieder

The Fischer-Dieskau Book of Lieder
Author: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1984
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879100049

The original texts of lieder are accompanied by line-by-line translations

Concertos and Choral Works

Concertos and Choral Works
Author: Donald Francis Tovey
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2015-02-18
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0486784509

Part of Tovey's Essays in Musical Analysis, Concertos and Choral Works, companion volume to Symphonies and other Orchestral Works, contains some of Tovey's most important essays on Bach, Beethoven, Dvorak, Mozart, and Brahms. These writings are known for their clarity and wit, and are considered among the best of any classical music writing.

Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century

Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century
Author: Nick Strimple
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2008
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781574671544

From the author of the critically acclaimed "Choral Music in the Twentieth Century" comes an indispensable resource for choral conductors, choral singers, and other music lovers, and an essential text for educators and their students. Strimple covers repertory by Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and lesser figures.