Acht Lieder

Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss (trans. Toshinari Iijima)

This work bears the designation Opus 10.

General Info

Year: 1885 / 2017
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Songs
Publisher: Bravo Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $120.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00

Movements

1. Allerseelen – 3:15
2. Nichts - 1:20
3. Zueignung – 2:10

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (I & II div.)
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet (optional)
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III (I doubling Flugelhorn)
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (div.)
Tuba (div.)
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Tubular Bells
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

8 Poems, Op. 10 (Acht Lieder), written in 1885, is Strauss's first collection of songs and one of his earlier works. Lyrics were from poetry collections by the Austrian Hermann von Gilm. Titled Gedichte aus Letzte Blatter, the words beautifully capture reflections of days with a passed loved one.

In this work, I have chosen and made arrangements from 1. Zueignung, 2. Nichts, and 8. Allerseelen.

- Program Note by arranger

Allerseelen, Nichts and Zueignung from Acht Lieder, Op. 10 by Richard Strauss have been orchestrated for wind ensemble by Toshinari Iijima. The text was written by Austrian Hermann von Gilm in his Gedichte aus Letze Blatter on the subject of reflecting on memories of times with a passed loved one. The melodies from the original solo songs have been artfully woven into settings that highlight the rich colors of the woodwinds and brass.

- Program Note from University of Louisville Wind Ensemble concert program, 19 September 2021

Allerseelen (All Souls' Day) is an art song for voice and piano composed by Richard Strauss in 1885, setting a poem by the Austrian poet Hermann von Gilm from his collection Letzte Blätter (Last Pages). It is the last in a collection of eight songs which were all settings of Gilm poems from the same volume entitled Acht Lieder aus Letzte Blätter (Eight Songs from Last Pages), the first collection of songs Strauss ever published as Op. 10 in 1885, including also Zueignung (Dedication) and Die Nacht (The Night).

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown]
Audio CD: Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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University of Louisville (Ky.) Wind Ensemble (Frederick Speck, conductor) - 19 September 2021
Louisville (Ky.) Winds (Nan Moore, conductor) - 19 December 2019 (2019 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Acht Lieder (trans. Iijima) (1885/2017)
Allerseelen (arr. Davis, ed. Fennell) (1885/1955/1987)
Allerseelen (trans. Heger) (1885/1933)
Also Sprach Zarathustra: Fanfare (arr. Longfield) (1896/2001)
Also Sprach Zarathustra: Introduction (arr. Rogers) (1896/1999)
An die Nacht (arr. Blair) (1918/)
At the Summit from "Eine Alpensinfonie" (arr. Miller)
Auf Stillem Waldespfad (arr. Davis) (2010)
Beim Schlafengehn Im Abendrot (arr. Vesbein) (1949/)
Concerto No 1 for Horn and Symphonic Band (tr. Anderson)
Dance of the Seven Veils from "Salome" (arr. Morita) (1907/2011)
Don Juan (tr. Hindsley) (1888/197-?)
Don Juan (tr. Patterson) (1888/)
Don Juan (arr. Schyns) (1889/2019)
Fanfare fur die Wiener Philharmoniker (1924)
Fanfare zur Eröffnung der Musikwoche der Stadt Wien im September 1924
Feierlicher Einzug (arr. Johnson) (1909/2022)
Feierlicher Einzug (ed. Villanueva) (1909)
Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens (1909)
Festmusik der Stadt Wien (1942-3)
Festmusik der Stadt Wien (arr Banks) (arr. Banks) (1942-3/1979)
Finale from "Death and Transfiguration" (arr. Harding) (1950)
Hero's Courtship, A (tr. Harding) (1956)
Hero's Life, Synthesis for Concert Band, A (tr. Hindsley)
Introduction to "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (tr. Schmalz) (1896/1986)
Königsmarsch (arr. Barrett) (1906/1941)
Königsmarsch (tr. Borodach) (1906/2021)
Olympische Hymne
Parade March (arr. Longfield) (1905/2016)
Presentation of the Silver Rose (arr. Reed) (1910/1988)
Rondo from Concerto No. 1, Opus 11 (arr. Glover) (1883/2009)
Salome's Dance (tr. Hindsley) (1907/ [196-?]
Selections from "Der Rosenkavalier" (arr. Odom)
Serenade (arr. Fennell) (1881/1986)
Sonatina I (1943)
Sonatina No. 2, Fröhliche Werkstatt (1944-5)
A Strauss Fanfare (arr. Friedman) (2006)
Suite in B-flat , Opus 4
Symphony for Wind. See: Sonatina No. 2, Fröhliche Werkstatt
Three Songs (arr. Kreines) (1885-1894)
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks (tr. Hindsley) (1865/197-?)
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks (tr. Weber) (1865/)
Trio from "Der Rosenkavalier" (arr. Reynolds) (1911/1994)
Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare (arr. Hobbs) (1924/2015)
Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare (arr. Linklater) (1924)
Waltzes from "Der Rosenkavalier" (arr. Cailliet) (1911/1946)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924/1960)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (arr. Dunnigan) (1924/2020?)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (arr. Nefs) (1924)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (arr. Rumbelow) (1924/2013?)

Resources

Allerseelen (Strauss), Wikipedia Accessed 19 December 2019
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