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| text = "{{Lang|de|Nänie}}" by [[Friedrich Schiller]] |
| text = "{{Lang|de|Nänie}}" by [[Friedrich Schiller]] |
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| language = German |
| language = German |
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| composed = {{Start date|1881}} |
| composed = {{Start date|1881}} |
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| dedication = To [[Henriette Feuerbach]], in memory of [[Anselm Feuerbach]] |
| dedication = To [[Henriette Feuerbach]], in memory of [[Anselm Feuerbach]] |
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| performed = 6 December 1881, Zürich |
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| scoring = [[SATB]] chorus and orchestra |
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'''''{{Lang|de|Nänie}}''''' (the German form of [[Latin]] ''[[wikt:naenia|naenia]]'', meaning "a funeral song"<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DN%3Aentry+group%3D9%3Aentry%3Dnenia "nenia"], [[Charlton T. Lewis]], Charles Short, ''A Latin Dictionary''</ref> named after the Roman goddess [[Nenia Dea|Nenia]]) is a composition for [[SATB]] chorus and orchestra, [[opus number|Op.]] 82 by [[Johannes Brahms]], which sets to music the poem "{{Lang|de|Nänie}}" by [[Friedrich Schiller]]. Brahms composed the piece in [[1881 in music|1881]], in memory of his deceased friend [[Anselm Feuerbach]]. ''Nänie'' is a lamentation on the inevitability of death; the first sentence, "{{Lang|de|Auch das Schöne muß sterben}}", translates to |
'''''{{Lang|de|Nänie}}''''' (the German form of [[Latin]] ''[[wikt:naenia|naenia]]'', meaning "a funeral song"<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DN%3Aentry+group%3D9%3Aentry%3Dnenia "nenia"], [[Charlton T. Lewis]], Charles Short, ''A Latin Dictionary''</ref> named after the Roman goddess [[Nenia Dea|Nenia]]) is a composition for [[SATB]] chorus and orchestra, [[opus number|Op.]] 82 by [[Johannes Brahms]], which sets to music the poem "{{Lang|de|Nänie}}" by [[Friedrich Schiller]]. Brahms composed the piece in [[1881 in music|1881]], in memory of his deceased friend [[Anselm Feuerbach]]. It was first performed by the [[Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich|Tonhalle Gesellschaft]] Chorus Zürich on 6 December 1881, conducted by Brahms.<ref>[https://media.carus-verlag.com/images-intern/medien/10/1039803/1039803x.pdf "''Nänie''"] work details, [[Carus-Verlag]], Autumn 2020, p. 4</ref> ''Nänie'' is a lamentation on the inevitability of death; the first sentence, "{{Lang|de|Auch das Schöne muß sterben}}", translates to "Even [[beauty]] must die". Typical duration of a performance is approximately 15 minutes. |
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== Poem == |
== Poem == |
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Schiller's lament is not for a specific person but the death of the abstract "beautiful" ("Das Schöne"). Schiller mentions three episodes from Greek mythology, but again mostly without names, assuming that the reader with knowledge will make the connections. The first episode refers to [[Orpheus]] who tries to rescue [[Eurydice]] from the underworld, the second refers to [[Aphrodite]]'s mourning of her lover [[Adonis]], the third refers to the failed effort of [[Thetis]] to save her son [[Achilles]] from death. |
Schiller's lament is not for a specific person but the death of the abstract "beautiful" ("Das Schöne"). Schiller mentions three episodes from Greek mythology, but again mostly without names, assuming that the reader with knowledge will make the connections. The first episode refers to [[Orpheus]] who tries to rescue [[Eurydice]] from the underworld, the second refers to [[Aphrodite]]'s mourning of her lover [[Adonis]], the third refers to the failed effort of [[Thetis]] to save her son [[Achilles]] from death. |
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|<poem lang="de">Auch das Schöne muß sterben! Das Menschen und Götter bezwinget, |
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Nicht die eherne Brust rührt es des stygischen Zeus. |
Nicht die eherne Brust rührt es des stygischen Zeus. |
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Einmal nur erweichte die Liebe den Schattenbeherrscher, |
Einmal nur erweichte die Liebe den Schattenbeherrscher, |
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Daß das Schöne vergeht, daß das Vollkommene stirbt. |
Daß das Schöne vergeht, daß das Vollkommene stirbt. |
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Auch ein Klaglied zu sein im Mund der Geliebten, ist herrlich; |
Auch ein Klaglied zu sein im Mund der Geliebten, ist herrlich; |
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Denn das Gemeine geht klanglos zum Orkus hinab. |
Denn das Gemeine geht klanglos zum Orkus hinab.</poem> |
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|<poem style="margin-left: 1em;">Even |
|<poem style="margin-left: 1em;">Even beauty must die! That which subjugates gods and men |
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Moves not the |
Moves not the steely heart of the [[Styx|Stygian]] [[Zeus]]. |
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Only once did love come to soften the [[Hades|Lord of the Shadows]], |
Only once did love come to soften the [[Hades|Lord of the Shadows]], |
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And just at the threshold he sternly took back [[Eurydice|his gift]]. |
And just at the threshold he sternly took back [[Eurydice|his gift]]. |
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== Setting by Brahms == |
== Setting by Brahms == |
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[[File:Naenie-theme.png|thumb|upright= |
[[File:Naenie-theme.png|thumb|upright=2|Theme of the beginning, and use later]] |
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[[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]] began his composition in spring 1880 as a response to the death of his friend, the painter [[Anselm Feuerbach]]. He chose the text referring to the frequent motifs from Greek mythology in the painter's work. Brahms completed the composition in the summer of 1881 and dedicated it to [[Henriette Feuerbach]], the painter's stepmother.<ref name="Kalbeck" /> Written about a decade after ''[[Ein deutsches Requiem]]'', it shows a similar approach of consolation of those who mourn a death. |
[[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]] began his composition in spring 1880 as a response to the death of his friend, the painter [[Anselm Feuerbach]]. He chose the text referring to the frequent motifs from Greek mythology in the painter's work. Brahms completed the composition in the summer of 1881 and dedicated it to [[Henriette Feuerbach]], the painter's stepmother.<ref name="Kalbeck" /> Written about a decade after ''[[Ein deutsches Requiem]]'', it shows a similar approach of consolation of those who mourn a death. |
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== Other compositions == |
== Other compositions == |
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[[Hermann Goetz]] also set the text to music in 1874 as ''Nenie'', Op. 10.<ref>{{IMSLP|work=Nenie, Op.10 (Goetz, Hermann)|cname=''Nenie'', Op. 10 (Goetz)}}</ref> |
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A setting of the text by [[Hermann Goetz]], written in 1874, is also extant and has been recorded. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=G0N4AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA31 |
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=G0N4AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA31 |
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| title = Johannes Brahms. Eine Biographie in vier Bänden |
| title = Johannes Brahms. Eine Biographie in vier Bänden |
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| isbn = 978-3-86-347654-0 |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{IMSLP|work=Nänie, Op.82 (Brahms, Johannes)|cname=''Nänie'', Op. 82}} |
*{{IMSLP|work=Nänie, Op.82 (Brahms, Johannes)|cname=''Nänie'', Op. 82}} |
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* [https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=14447 "Auch das Schöne muß sterben!"], text and various translations, lieder.net |
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*{{YouTube|4JvxGI25Alc|''Nänie''}}, [[University of Memphis]] Chamber Orchestra and University Singers, April 2011 |
*{{YouTube|4JvxGI25Alc|''Nänie''}}, [[University of Memphis]] Chamber Orchestra and University Singers, April 2011 |
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 5 March 2024
Nänie | |
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Choral composition by Johannes Brahms | |
Opus | 82 |
Text | "Nänie" by Friedrich Schiller |
Language | German |
Composed | 1881 |
Dedication | To Henriette Feuerbach, in memory of Anselm Feuerbach |
Performed | 6 December 1881, Zürich |
Movements | 1 |
Scoring | SATB chorus and orchestra |
Nänie (the German form of Latin naenia, meaning "a funeral song"[1] named after the Roman goddess Nenia) is a composition for SATB chorus and orchestra, Op. 82 by Johannes Brahms, which sets to music the poem "Nänie" by Friedrich Schiller. Brahms composed the piece in 1881, in memory of his deceased friend Anselm Feuerbach. It was first performed by the Tonhalle Gesellschaft Chorus Zürich on 6 December 1881, conducted by Brahms.[2] Nänie is a lamentation on the inevitability of death; the first sentence, "Auch das Schöne muß sterben", translates to "Even beauty must die". Typical duration of a performance is approximately 15 minutes.
Poem[edit]
Schiller's lament is not for a specific person but the death of the abstract "beautiful" ("Das Schöne"). Schiller mentions three episodes from Greek mythology, but again mostly without names, assuming that the reader with knowledge will make the connections. The first episode refers to Orpheus who tries to rescue Eurydice from the underworld, the second refers to Aphrodite's mourning of her lover Adonis, the third refers to the failed effort of Thetis to save her son Achilles from death.
Auch das Schöne muß sterben! Das Menschen und Götter bezwinget, |
Even beauty must die! That which subjugates gods and men |
Setting by Brahms[edit]
Brahms began his composition in spring 1880 as a response to the death of his friend, the painter Anselm Feuerbach. He chose the text referring to the frequent motifs from Greek mythology in the painter's work. Brahms completed the composition in the summer of 1881 and dedicated it to Henriette Feuerbach, the painter's stepmother.[3] Written about a decade after Ein deutsches Requiem, it shows a similar approach of consolation of those who mourn a death.
Other compositions[edit]
Hermann Goetz also set the text to music in 1874 as Nenie, Op. 10.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "nenia", Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
- ^ "Nänie" work details, Carus-Verlag, Autumn 2020, p. 4
- ^ Kalbeck, Max (2013). Johannes Brahms. Eine Biographie in vier Bänden (in German). Severus Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86-347654-0.
- ^ Nenie, Op. 10 (Goetz): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
External links[edit]
- Nänie, Op. 82: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- "Auch das Schöne muß sterben!", text and various translations, lieder.net
- Nänie, free scores at the Brahms Institut[dead link]
- Nänie on YouTube, University of Memphis Chamber Orchestra and University Singers, April 2011