Composer: Antonin Dvorak
The ten “Biblical Songs” op. 99 are the culmination of Antonín Dvorák’s song output. This unique cycle, based on Czech Psalm texts from the Kralice Bible, was composed in the United States in 1894. Although Dvorák had already set a number of biblical texts to music, his versions for solo voice with piano accompaniment are the first of their kind in his oeuvre. All the songs share a deep empathy with the meaning of the words and a meticulous declamation of the Czech language.
The principal source for this new edition is the Simrock first print of 1895, which contains a separate music staff with altered notation for the German and English translations. This solution, sanctioned by the composer himself, reflects Dvorák’s essential view of linguistic declamation.
In our previous edition there was only one music staff and the translation attempted to imitate the Czech declamation. In contrast, our new edition has language-specific alternatives directly in the notation, as in the Simrock print.
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Clouds and darkness are round about Him
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Lord, Thou art may refuge and my shield
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Hear my prayer O Lord, my God!
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I will sing new songs of gladness
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Turn Thee to me and have mercy
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I will lift mine eyes up to the mountains
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Sing ye a joyful song unto the Lord
Volume / Series
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
Language(s) of work
Czech, English, German
Language(s) of text
Czech, English, German
Product format
Singing Score, Urtext edition
Instrumentation
High voice, Piano
Composer / Author:
Dvorák, Antonín
Title:
Biblical Songs op. 99
Detailed instrumentation:
High voice, Piano
Volume / Series:
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
Foreword / Introduction:
Beveridge, David R.
Product format:
Singing Score, Urtext edition
Instrumentation:
High voice, Piano
Language(s) of work:
Czech, English, German
Language(s) of text:
Czech, English, German
Print run:
1st printing 2021
Pages / Format
XIX, 38 S. - 30,0 x 23,0 cm
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