Pieśń o Fali (The Song of the Wave)
Song Title | Pieśń o Fali (Search) |
Title in English | The Song of the Wave (Search) |
Composer(s): | Karol Szymanowski |
Author(s): | Zofia (Sophie) Szymanowska |
Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
Keyword(s) & Features: | Angry; Boats; Bosoms; Breaking; Crushing; Dreams; Eternal; Everlasting; Hair; Harps; Kissing; Longing; Lullaby; Lulling; Manes; Personification: Waves; Pure; Rocking; Sailing; Scattering; Shattering; Silver; Singing; Sleep; Smashing; Songs; Waves; Whirlwinds; White; Wind; Windswept; Yearning |
First Line | Chciałabym srebrną być falą, (Search) |
Average Duration | 4:00 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1915 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=25195 |
Larger Work | Songs of the Fairy Tale Princess; Pieśni księžniczki z baśni (Search) |
Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
Original Language | Polish (Search) |
Score Source | http://petruccilibrary.ca/files/imglnks/caimg/b/b4/IMSLP70219-PMLP141220-Szymanowski--Songs-Op31.pdf |
Difficulty Level | Masters/Young Artist (Search) |
Catalog Designation | Op. 31 no. 5 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano |
Range: | C#4 - A#5 (Search) |
Dedicated To | Zofia Szymanowska (Search) |
Notes | Published 1926; Composer orchestrated in 1933 (Search) |
Recommended Printed Source | Szymanowski, Pieśni księżniczki z baśni. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1926. Plate U.E. 8598. (Search) |
Sources Cited | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=25195 (Search) |
Contributor | GTM , Alyssa Liu (Search) |
Contributor Affiliation | University of Utah (Search) |