Ballade des Harfners

Song TitleBallade des Harfners (Search)
Composer(s):Robert Schumann
Author(s):Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Keyword(s) & Features: Alcohol; Appreciation; Asking; Astonishment; Ballad; Bards; Bearing; Birds; Bold; Branches; Bravery; Bridges; Burdens; Bursting; Chains; Chancellors; Considering; Contentment; Crying; Cups; Deciding; Deserving; Draining; Drink; Ears; Echoing; Enemies; Enjoyment; Entertaining; Eyes; Faces; Fair; Favor; Gates; Gazing; Gifts; Goblets; God; Gold; Grateful; Greetings; Halls; Happiness; Happy; Harpists; Hearing; Heaven; Houses; Impressing; Kingdoms; Kings; Knights; Ladies; Lances; Laps; Libations; Listening; Living; Lords; Magnificent; Marveling; Men; Monarchy; Music; Musicians; Names; Noble; Observing; Old; Outside; Pages; Payments; Performing; Playing; Pleasing; Pure; Refreshment; Requesting; Returning; Rewards; Rich; Running; Singers; Singing; Songs; Sounds; Splendor; Splintering; Stars; Sweet; Thanking; Throats; Tones; Travelers; Traveling; Visiting; Warmth; Watching; Wine; Worthy
First LineWas hör' ich draußen vor dem Thor (Search)
Average Duration5:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1849 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=6572
Larger WorkLieder und Gesänge aus dem "Wilhelm Meister" von Goethe (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Author's associated movements or -isms or GroupsSturm und Drang; Innerlichkeit (Search)
Original LanguageGerman (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/c/cc/IMSLP51760-PMLP12779-RS145.pdf#page=8
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/5TIcOHQQwfYG5kXd1g854V
Link to IPA Source https://www.ipasource.com/product/ballade-des-harfners-was-hor-ich-drausen-vor-dem-tor/
Catalog DesignationOp. 98a no. 2 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerBaritone
Range: Gb2 - G4 (Search)
Original KeyBb Major (Search)
ContributorGTM (Search)
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