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Octoopus Octoopus
H Hindemith, Paul 1895 - 1963 · Modern

5 Songs on Old Text

Five Songs on Old Texts; For five-part chorus of mixed voices unaccompanied
Modern 8 minutes
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Sheet music · public domain · 2 editions Open on IMSLP →
Composed
1937 (February-March) in Frankfurt am Main and Berlin (Nos.2-5); 1938-04-21 in Frankfurt am Main (No.1)
First published
1943 (published individually); 1989 (SW VII,5) (complete)
Period
Modern
Catalogue
Dedication
Movements
5

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5 songs: 1. Wahre Liebe (True Love) 2. Frauenklage (Lady's Lament) 3. Vom Hausregiment (Of Household Rule) 4. Landsknechtstrinklied (Trooper's Drinking Song) 5. Art läßt nicht von Art (The Devil a Monk Would Be)

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