Composer

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Karol Szymanowski

Genre

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Vocal

Style

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Vocal Music

Compose Date

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1915

Average_duration

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7:07

Movement_count

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3

Movement ....

Karol Szymanowski's 'Songs (3), Op. 32' is a set of three art songs composed in 1925. The premiere of the work took place in Warsaw in the same year. The three movements of the work are titled 'The Nightingale', 'Sleep Now' and 'In the Moonlight'. The first movement, 'The Nightingale', is a setting of a poem by the Polish poet Tadeusz Miciński. The song is characterized by its lyrical melody and delicate piano accompaniment, which evokes the sound of a nightingale. The vocal line is ornamented with trills and runs, adding to the bird-like quality of the music. The second movement, 'Sleep Now', is a setting of a poem by the Polish poet Julian Tuwim. The song is marked by its dreamy, ethereal quality, with the vocal line floating above a gentle, rocking piano accompaniment. The music gradually builds in intensity, before subsiding into a peaceful conclusion. The final movement, 'In the Moonlight', is a setting of a poem by the Polish poet Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer. The song is characterized by its haunting melody and atmospheric piano accompaniment, which evokes the mysterious and magical quality of moonlight. The vocal line is marked by its wide leaps and expressive phrasing, adding to the sense of otherworldliness in the music. Overall, 'Songs (3), Op. 32' is a beautiful and evocative work that showcases Szymanowski's skill as a composer of art songs. The music is characterized by its lyrical melodies, delicate piano accompaniments, and expressive vocal lines, which bring to life the poetry of some of Poland's greatest writers.

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