Begräbnisgesang, Op.13 (Brahms, Johannes)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Tempo di Marcia funebre (106 bars)
Composition Year 1858-59
Genre Categories Songs; Funeral music; For mixed chorus, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the oboe; Scores featuring the clarinet; Scores featuring the bassoon; Scores featuring the horn; Scores featuring the trombone; Scores featuring the tuba; Scores featuring the timpani; For chorus with solo instruments; German language

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Scores

 Complete Score
#110016 - 43.51MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2498×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2011/7/21)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1858-59).
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Misc. Notes Original scans: 400dpi, color tif files approximately 5500 by 4200 pixels.
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 Complete Score
#22849 - 3.53MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5377×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2008/10/9)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d.[1861]. Plate 167.
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Misc. Notes Colour scan with digital watermark
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#109044 - 1.63MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V*/V - 2160×⇩ - piupianissimo

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 Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
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Editor Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857–1929)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 19:
Chorwerke mit Orchester III (pp.124-34)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 97.
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Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi
filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are too small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite. You may ask me for a manually cleaned version.
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Parts

 Oboe 1
#948126 - 0.21MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - Feduol

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⇒ 12 more: Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 • Clarinet 2 • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1 (E♭) • Horn 2 (E♭) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Tuba • Timpani

 Oboe 2
#948127 - 0.15MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - Feduol

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 Clarinet 1
#948128 - 0.28MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - Feduol

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 Clarinet 2
#948129 - 0.25MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - Feduol

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 Bassoon 1
#948130 - 0.33MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14×⇩ - Feduol

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 Bassoon 2
#948131 - 0.23MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - Feduol

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 Horn 1 (E♭)
#948132 - 0.18MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13×⇩ - Feduol

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 Horn 2 (E♭)
#948133 - 0.13MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - Feduol

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 Trombone 1
#948134 - 0.19MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14×⇩ - Feduol

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 Trombone 2
#948135 - 0.19MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13×⇩ - Feduol

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 Trombone 3
#948136 - 0.18MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - Feduol

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 Tuba
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 Timpani
#948138 - 0.19MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2025/1/1)

Editor Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857–1929)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 19:
Chorwerke mit Orchester III (pp.124-34)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 97.
Reprinted Breitkopf & Härtels Orchester-Bibliothek, No.3225
Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.
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 Complete Parts
#309648 - 0.52MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1037×⇩ - Teofh

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⇒ 6 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (E♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani

 Oboe 1, 2
#311080 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 475×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1, 2
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 Horn 1, 2 (E♭)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
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 Timpani
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Publisher. Info. Matteo Falloni
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Alte Oper Frankfurt, 25 October 2013 (from the orchestra's YouTube channel)
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General Information

Work Title Begräbnisgesang
Alternative. Title "Nun lasst uns den Leib begraben" (Funeral Hymn)
Name Translations Begräbnisgesang op. 13
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 177413575; LCCN: n83160773; GND: 300024843; BNF: 13908898t; NLA: 36012997
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.13
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 8
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Tempo di Marcia funebre (106 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1858-59
First Performance. 1859-12-02 in Hamburg, Wörmerscher Saal
Hamburger Frauenchor (plus male chorus), Johannes Brahms (conductor)
First Publication. 1860 or 1861 - Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, Plate 167
Librettist Michael Weisse (1488–1534)
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 7 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation mixed chorus (SATBB), wind ensemble
2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani
External Links All Music Guide
The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive
KDH Listening Guide
Extra Information Brahms prepared the piano reduction at about the same time as the score. The orchestration was completed by March 1859 (letter to Clara Schumann).

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