Day and Eternity cycle
The cycle day and eternity ( RMWV 1) is a secular-spiritual choir cycle by the Dresden Kreuzkantor Rudolf Mauersberger . The work is composed for solos and mixed choir a cappella .
History and texts
After Mauersberger was mainly active as a choir director and music teacher in his first years in Dresden, it was only from 1940 onwards that one could speak of an independent composing activity with the cycle day and eternity . The composition reflects on everyday life, times of day and Sunday. At the beginning of the work there is a five- to eight-part choral verse . Start your day happily . Mauersberger composed it in 1940 out of joy and gratitude for the mother's recovery from a serious illness . Two motets were created in 1942, the six others in 1943.
structure
The structure follows the Rudolf Mauersberger works directory. The list is based on the order of the pieces on a program sheet for a performance by the Dresden Kreuzchor on June 28, 1947 in Görlitz
| RMW 1 | Work title and beginning of text | text | occupation | Autograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early morning: The early sun breaks through gray clouds |
Text: Wilhelm Luetjens | 4-8 voices | 1943 / Pentecost 1943 |
| 2 | A day song: Start your day's work happily with the final chorale: Wohlauf, my heart sing and jump | Text: saying from the 16th century; Paul Gerhardt Text / Melody (Choral): Paul Gerhardt |
5-8 voices | 1940 |
| 3 | Summer noon: the earth is asleep |
Text: Fritz Cloud | four-part | 1943 / July 43 in Mauersberg |
| 4th | In the evening: The straws nod tiredly |
Text: Fritz Cloud | four-part | 1943 / July 43 in Mauersberg u. Markkleeberg |
| 5 | At midnight: God is eternal greatness |
Text: Hermann Claudius | 4-6 voices | 1943 / July 43 in Mauersberg |
| 6th | A Sunday: This is how a Sunday ends quietly |
Text: Caesar Flaischlen edited as RMWV 314 and RMWV 346 |
for alto solo and 4-8 voices | 1st version 1918/19 2nd version between 1919 and 1925 |
| 7th | Everyday life: Everyday life has to be |
Text: Fritz Cloud | 4-8 voices | 1942 / July 1942 in Mauersberg |
| 8th | The linden trees smell immortal | Text: Ina Seidel also RMWV 6/2 and RMWV 326/2 |
four-part | 1942 / August 1942 in Dresden |
| 9 | Balance of time: the little wheel runs without rest |
Text: Will Vesper | 4-6 voices | 1943 |
literature
- Matthias Herrmann: Rudolf Mauersberger catalog raisonné . 2nd Edition. Saxon State Library, Dresden 1991.
- Matthias Grün: Rudolf Mauersberger studies on life and work . 1st edition. Gustav Bosse Verlag, Regensburg 1986, ISBN 3-7649-2319-9 .