Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2, is the second in a set of four songs composed by Richard Strauss in 1894.
The words are from a love poem "Cäcilie" written by Heinrich Hart (1855-1906), a German dramatic critic and journalist who also wrote poetry. It was written for the poet's wife Cäcilie.
German pronunciation: [tsɛːˈtsiː.liːə], or UK English as "Cecilia".
Strauss composed the song at Weimar on 9 September 1894, the day before his wedding to the soprano ...
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Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2, is the second in a set of four songs composed by Richard Strauss in 1894.
The words are from a love poem "Cäcilie" written by Heinrich Hart (1855-1906), a German dramatic critic and journalist who also wrote poetry. It was written for the poet's wife Cäcilie.
German pronunciation: [tsɛːˈtsiː.liːə], or UK English as "Cecilia".
Strauss composed the song at Weimar on 9 September 1894, the day before his wedding to the soprano Pauline de Ahna, as a wedding present to her.
The song was originally written with piano accompaniment in the key of E major, but later orchestrated in his 'heroic' key of E♭. The instrumentation is: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B♭, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in E♭, 2 trumpets in E♭, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 timpani, harp and the orchestral string section.
The tempo direction is "Sehr lebhaft und drängend".
Strauss, in his rich and lively orchestration, included parts for a solo string player from each section.
The change of key a semitone down from...
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