Alt-Rhapsodie
Opus 53
by Johannes Brahms
Men's Choir - Sheet Music

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Concert band alto voice, male choir and concert band - Grade 4

SKU: BF.BM338-SCORE

Opus 53. Composed by Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Douglas McLain. Baton Music vocal series. Opus 53. Full score. Duration 13:30. Baton Music #BM338-SCORE. Published by Baton Music (BF.BM338-SCORE).

Johannes Brahms composed the Alt-Rhapsodie in September of 1869 as a wedding gift to the daughter of his close friend and confidant, Clara Schumann. The Alt-Rhapsodie is set to several verses of a poem by Goethe, Harzreise in Winter (Winter Journey Through the Harz Mountains). In the poem the poet meets a recluse who wallows in self-pity and loneliness. It is considered one of Goethe's darkest poems. Several writers have expressed the opinion that Brahms projected elements of his own character onto the persona of the recluse.