Serious sounds
Ernste Klänge Booklet I. Poemed and composed by Karl May - under this title three compositions by Karl May were published by Friedrich Ernst Fehsenfeld in Freiburg i. Br. In the second edition, published in 1903, the addition Book I was omitted.
May started a volume II , but not finished it.
content
Volume I contains:
- Ave Maria. Poem and composition for male choir. (E flat major)
- Ave Maria. For mixed choir. (B flat major)
- Do not forget me. For mixed choir. (D major)
The following were planned for volume II, the manuscript of which has been preserved:
- Now you go in peace (Tagesscheiden)
- I asked to the stars (dedication)
In the edition of Karl May Verlag (two editions; 1982 and 1989) the male choir version of the Ave Maria was omitted.
Texts
Ave Maria
It wants to separate the light of day;
the silent night comes in.
Oh, the heart's suffering
could have passed like the day!
I lay my supplication at your feet,
oh lazy up to God's throne,
and let me, Madonna, let me greet you
with the pious tone of prayer:
Ave Maria!
It wants to separate the light of faith;
the night of doubt enters.
The trust in God of
my youth, it should have been stolen from me.
Receipt, Madonna,
joyful confidence in me in childhood;
protect my harp, my psalter;
you are my salvation, you are my light!
Ave Maria!
It wants to divide the light of life;
the night of death enters.
The soul wants to spread its wings,
it must, it must have died.
Madonna, alas, in your hands
I place my last hot supplication:
Ask me for a faithful end
and then a happy resurrection!
Ave Maria!
"Do not forget me!"
Do not forget me! I stand in the dark land, lead
me to clarity, Lord, by your hand.
I long for your light;
don't forget me, oh Lord, don't forget me!
Do not forget me! Lord, hear my supplication!
My eye looks over to Canaan.
Give me what your prophet promises;
don't forget me, oh Lord, don't forget me!
Do not forget me! Zion is already beckoning me.
I see the skies around your throne.
If my eye breaks in death,
don't forget me, oh Lord, don't forget me!
music
The compositions are four-part, homophonic movements in early romantic harmony. They are provided with detailed performance designations such as “very slowly and intimately” - “faster” - “with emphasis” - “very tenderly” - “chorally slow, with intimacy”.
See also
Recordings / sound carriers
- "Ave Maria" and "Don't forget me". Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart , conductor Helmuth Rilling . CBS record (7 ″ single 45 rpm) from 1979
- "Karl May's compositions". Collegium Canticum Dresden, direction: Klaus Holzweißig, Andreas Weber (organ). Motette-Ursina CD 50741
- Dresdner Kreuzchor interprets Karl May . Karl May Museum, CD 1992
literature
- Max Finke: Karl May and the music. In: Karl-May-Jahrbuch 1925, pp. 39–63 ( online version ).
- Hartmut Kühne: Music in Karl May's life and work. In: Yearbook of the Karl May Society 1996, pp. 39–77 ( online version ).
- Hartmut Kühne, Christoph F. Lorenz: Karl May and the music. Karl-May-Verlag, Bamberg 1999, ISBN 3-7802-0154-2 .
Web links
- Sheet music in the public domain by Ernste Klänge in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
- Sheet music and audio files from Ernste Klänge in the International Music Score Library Project
- Karl May and music (entry in the karl-may-wiki)
- Online version on the website of the Karl May Society
- Serious sounds at Zeno.org .
- Entry in the book database
Recordings
The Thomaskantorei Hellbrook (director: Hartmut Kühne) sang in 1972:
- Ave Maria (mp3)
- Don't forget me (mp3)
- "Ave Maria" by Karl May (version for mixed choir) on YouTube , Dresdner Kreuzchor
- "Ave Maria" by Karl May (version for male choir) on YouTube
Remarks
- ↑ a b http://karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Ave_Maria_(Gedicht)
- ↑ http://karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Tagesscheiden_(Gedicht)
- ↑ http://karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Ich_frracht_zu_den_Sternen_(Gedicht)
- ↑ Serious Sounds, page 1 ; Page 2 ; see. Ave Maria (Karl May) , where the text differs in spelling and punctuation.
- ↑ So in the male choir version ; the version for mixed choir has "times of youth".
- ↑ Ernste Klänge, page 5 ; page 6
- ^ "Ave Maria" and "Forget Me Not" (record) , karl-may.de, accessed on June 7, 2020
- ↑ Music CD "Karl Mays Kompositionen" , karl-may.de, accessed on June 7, 2020
- ↑ Michael Wersin: Karl May's compositions. Review . rondomagazin.de, November 1, 2003, accessed June 7, 2020
- ↑ Karl-May-Shop 2019–2020 , karl-may.de, accessed on June 7, 2020 (PDF)
