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Ach, wie lang die Seele schlummert!
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peer reviewed
by Editorial Board member: Timothy Hoekman
Song Title
Ach, wie lang die Seele schlummert! (
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Composer(s):
Hugo Wolf
Author(s):
Emanuel Geibel (after Anonymous)
Keyword(s) & Features:
Angels
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Awakening
;
Children
;
Choirs
;
Christmas
;
Day
;
Dazzling
;
Deaf
;
Eyes
;
Fearful
;
God
;
Heavy
;
Holy
;
Imagining
;
Intoxication
;
Jesus
;
Light
;
Long
;
Longing
;
Mercy
;
Night
;
Personification: Soul
;
Poisons
;
Redemption
;
Religious
;
Sins
;
Sleeping
;
Slumbering
;
Smiling
;
Songs
;
Souls
;
Sweet
;
Time
;
Weeping
;
Yearning
First Line
Ach, wie lang die Seele schlummert (
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Average Duration
3:15 (
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Year of composition
1889 (
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Link to English Text Online
http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=112859
Larger Work
Spanisches Liederbuch: Geistliche Lieder (
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Musical Form
Through-composed (
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Original Language
German (
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Score Source
https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/1/13/IMSLP22866-PMLP52324-Wolf_-_Spanisches_Liederbuch_(Geistliche_Lieder).pdf#page=25
Audio Source
https://open.spotify.com/track/1zcKvOUiQU1XgEgHK2gZTT?si=JtJaLpWrT0K6ANgrnjq2yA
Link to IPA Source
https://www.ipasource.com/product/ach-wie-lang-die-seele-schlummert-2/
Difficulty Level
Masters/YA (
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Catalog Designation
No. 8 (
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Voice part suggested by composer
Medium/High voice
Range:
C4 - Ab5 (
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Original Key
Eb major (
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Contributor
JEM (
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