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Es war ein König in Thule (2nd version)
Song Title
Es war ein König in Thule (2nd version) (
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Composer(s):
Franz Liszt
Author(s):
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Keyword(s) & Features:
Ancestors
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Castles
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Cities
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Closing
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Counting
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Death
;
Drinking
;
Drops
;
Dying
;
Eyes
;
Faithfulness
;
Feasts
;
Fire
;
Goblets
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Gold
;
Graves
;
Halls
;
Heirs
;
Kings
;
Knights
;
Leaving
;
Legends
;
Life
;
Overflowing
;
Possessions
;
Queens
;
Realms
;
Recounting
;
Royalty
;
Sacred
;
Seas
;
Sinking
;
Stories
;
Throwing
;
Thule
;
Towns
;
Valuable
;
Watching
;
Water
;
Wine
First Line
Es war ein König in Thule (
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Average Duration
3:30 (
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Year of composition
1856 (
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Link to English Text Online
http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=6464
Musical Form
Modified ternary (
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Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups
Sturm und Drang; Innerlichkeit (
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Original Language
German (
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Score Source
https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/d/de/IMSLP60367-PMLP11958-Liszt_Musikalische_Werke_7_Band_2_34.pdf
Audio Source
https://open.spotify.com/track/09PsZVQmOo7l6ZKADc9qFc
Link to IPA Source
https://www.ipasource.com/product/es-war-ein-konig-in-thule-2/
Catalog Designation
S. 278/2 (
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Voice part suggested by composer
Mezzo-soprano
Range:
G#3 - F5 (
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Original Key
Ab Major (
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Contributor
AL (
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