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Kopflos (Headless)
A song cycle based on droll and mischievous poems by Hermann Hesse
voice and piano
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Description
Hummel wrote this song cycle in the last months of his life and called it his “swan-song”. In the light of this, his selection of poems is highly unusual: the composer did not focus on qualities such as the wisdom of age and detachment from worldly affairs, but instead chose lines rich in scepticism and a mocking vein of humour; this can be heard particularly in the last song, where we hear: “My dear boy, everything that people say is more or less a pack of lies…”
The music, which is delicately worked through in both the voice and piano parts, is vividly effective for performers and audience alike.
The music, which is delicately worked through in both the voice and piano parts, is vividly effective for performers and audience alike.
Content
Kopflos (Headless)
Antwort an Freunde (In answer to friends)
Waldnacht (Night in the Forest)
Bildnis eines zu alt gewordenen Literaten (Portrait of an ageing man of letters)
Soirée
Belehrung (A lecture)
Antwort an Freunde (In answer to friends)
Waldnacht (Night in the Forest)
Bildnis eines zu alt gewordenen Literaten (Portrait of an ageing man of letters)
Soirée
Belehrung (A lecture)
More Information
Title:
Kopflos (Headless)
A song cycle based on droll and mischievous poems by Hermann Hesse
Language:
German
Level of difficulty:
difficult
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
2002
Opus:
op. 108
Duration:
15 ′
Voice:
medium
World Premiere:
August 9, 2003 · Calw (D)
Martin Hummel, Bariton; Markus Bellheim, Klavier
Martin Hummel, Bariton; Markus Bellheim, Klavier
Series:
Technical Details
Product number:
ED 9706
ISMN13:
979-0-001-13627-3
UPC:
841886000209
Weight:
0,12 kg
Pages:
20
Format:
23.1cm x 30.3cm
Binding:
Saddle-wire stitching
Preview/Media Contents
Audio:
More from this series
Edition Schott
Performances
Kopflos (Headless)
Conductor: Iain Semple
November 27, 2012 |
Freiburg (Germany) , Kaisersaal im Historischen Kaufhaus
19.30 h
Kopflos (Headless)
November 17, 2011 |
Detmold (Germany) , Hochschule für Musik, Brahms-Saal
Künstlerische Masterprüfung
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