L'ondine
| Song Title | L'ondine (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Klaus Miehling |
| Author(s): | Pauline Mary Tarn (as Renée Vivien) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Autumn; Bargaining; Bartering; Beauty; Beloved; Berries; Conch Shells; Drowning; Eternal; Evening; Exchanging; Eyes; Feasts; Fjords; Fruit; Gold; Hair; Immortal; Love; Lovers; Mermaids; Mists; Moon; Mountains; Movements; Mystery; Necklaces; Nymphs; Rhythms; Roses; Seas; Seashells; Selling One's Souls; Silence; Sinking; Sirens; Souls; Swirls; Tenderness; Tides; Undines; Valleys; Vibrating; Voices; Water; Water Sprites; Waves; Wild Roses |
| First Line | Un soir d'automne, je vis l'Ondine qui sourit au fond des fjords. (Search) |
| Average Duration | 5:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2015 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=39502 |
| Larger Work | Sieben Lieder, op. 245 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Quaternary (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Symbolism; Parnassianism (Search) |
| Original Language | French (Search) |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/Young Artist (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 245 no. 7 (Search) |
| Range: | D4 - G5 (Search) |
| Premiered By | Marie-Luise Reinhard and Klaus Miehling (alternating roles) (Search) |
| Notes | Renée Vivien is the pen name of Pauline Mary Tarn. The orchestra version of the collection obtained a „Honourable Mention“ at the Concorso Internazionale di Composizione „Maurice Ravel“ 2017/18 in Bergamo (Italy). This song might be sung, as in the premiere, by two singers, representing narrator and mermaid. (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | http://www.lulu.com/shop/klaus-miehling/sieben-lieder-nach-ren%C3%A9e-vivien-mittel/paperback/product-22732434.html (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | No (Search) |
| Contributor | Klaus Miehling (Search) |