Composer

:

Karol Szymanowski

Genre

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Vocal

Style

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Vocal Music

Compose Date

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1918

Average_duration

:

10:54

Movement_count

:

4

Movement ....

Karol Szymanowski's 'Songs (4), Op. 41' is a collection of four songs composed in 1915. The premiere of the work took place in Warsaw in 1916, with the composer himself at the piano. The four songs are titled 'The Nightingale', 'Sleep', 'In the Moonlight', and 'The Fountain of Arethusa'. The first song, 'The Nightingale', is a setting of a poem by Tadeusz Miciński. The song is characterized by its lyrical melody and delicate piano accompaniment, which evokes the sound of a nightingale. The second song, 'Sleep', is a setting of a poem by Julian Tuwim. The song is marked by its dreamy, ethereal quality, with the piano providing a gentle, rocking accompaniment to the vocal line. The third song, 'In the Moonlight', is a setting of a poem by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer. The song is characterized by its haunting melody and evocative piano accompaniment, which captures the mood of a moonlit night. The final song, 'The Fountain of Arethusa', is a setting of a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The song is marked by its lively, dance-like rhythm and colorful piano accompaniment, which captures the playful spirit of the poem. Overall, 'Songs (4), Op. 41' is a beautiful and evocative collection of songs that showcases Szymanowski's skill as a composer. The songs are marked by their lyrical melodies, delicate piano accompaniments, and evocative moods, which capture the spirit of the poems they set.

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