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Nänie (Auch das Schöne muß sterben!)

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Nänie
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Nänie (the German form of Latin naenia, meaning "a funeral song" named after the Roman goddess Nenia) is a composition for SATB chorus and orchestra, Op. 82 by Johannes Brahms, which sets to music the poem "Nänie" by Friedrich Schiller. Brahms composed the piece in 1881, in memory of his deceased friend Anselm Feuerbach. It was first performed by the Tonhalle Gesellschaft Chorus Zürich on 6 December 1881, conducted by Brahms. Nänie is a lamentation on the inevitability of death; the first sentence, "Auch das Schöne muß sterben", translates to "Even beauty must die". Typical duration of a performance is approximately 15 minutes.

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Written: 1800
First published: 1800 in "Gedichte von Friedrich Schiller, Erster Theil".

Last modified: 2023-04-16 (revision #136901)

Editions

NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Meine deutschen Gedichte: Eine Sammlung von Hartmut von HentigHardcover3-7800-4194-41999
Lyrik der Goethezeit (Schulausgabe)Paperback?1947
Die Gedichte (Friedrich Schiller, insel tb 2547)Paperback3-458-34247-81999
Wege zur Dichtung: Eine Einführung in die Kunst des LesensHardcover?1960
LyrikPaperback3-8044-0450-21981
Schiller's Gedichte (Reclam Leipzig hc)Hardcover?1903
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