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Mitternacht, das Elfenlied
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Mitternacht, das Elfenlied 4-Part - Digital Sheet Music

Chorus Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1837707

Composed by Annemieke Lustenhouwer. This edition: pdf, streaming. 21st Century, Contemporary. 11 pages. A. Lustenhouwer #1397281. Published by A. Lustenhouwer (A0.1837707).

Mitternacht, das Elfenlied is written for SATB choir and harp, and finds its poetic origin in Das Elfenlied by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. In this playful yet subtly layered poem, Goethe portrays a nocturnal scene in which an elf moves between dream and reality. What appears light and almost childlike at first glance reveals, upon closer reflection, a refined irony: perception and imagination intertwine, and the boundary between the real and the supernatural gently dissolves.

The musical foundation of this composition is formed by a four-bar theme introduced at the outset by the harp. This motif returns in varied guises and is further developed and transformed by the choir. Although the work is not a Chaconne — the historical form being rooted in triple meter — it shares the same underlying principle of continuous variation upon a recognizable foundation.

Both the harp and the bass voices function at various moments as the driving force of the piece. Their pulsating motion sustains a musical texture that is otherwise light, agile, and at times almost dance-like. Above this foundation, the choir unfolds a play of color, articulation, and character, bringing the nocturnal world vividly to life. The harp part is not written with a lot obbligato articulation to provide some freedom in musical interpretation.

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