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Abendlied
Song Title
Abendlied (
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Composer(s):
Felix Mendelssohn
Author(s):
Johann Heinrich Voss
Keyword(s) & Features:
Afterlife
;
Asking
;
Blessing
;
Cold
;
Comfort
;
Contentment
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Day
;
Death
;
Ease
;
Ending
;
Evening
;
Faithfulness
;
Far away
;
Fields
;
Fulfillment
;
Gentle
;
God the Father
;
Heat
;
Heaven
;
Metaphor: Death as Comfort
;
Night
;
One Octave or Less
;
Peace
;
Permission
;
Prayers
;
Promises
;
Religion
;
Resting
;
Salvation
;
Sleep
;
Stars
;
Stillness
;
Villages
;
Working
;
World
First Line
Das Tagewerk ist abgetan (
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Average Duration
1:45 (
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Year of composition
1824 - 1827
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Larger Work
Zwölf Gesänge (
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Musical Form
Strophic (
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Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups
Göttinger Hainbund (
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Original Language
German (
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Score Source
https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/a/aa/IMSLP92572-PMLP62960-Mendelssohn_Lieder_tief_Peters_9995_Op_8_filter.pdf#page=22
Audio Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DraQMkRDD-s
Link to IPA Source
https://www.ipasource.com/product/abendlied-6/
Catalog Designation
Op. 8 no. 9 (
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Voice part suggested by composer
Medium voice
Range:
D4 - C5 (
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Original Key
Eb Major (
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Notes
Also available in high key (F Major) (
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