The horn part remains identical for all kind of transpositions & hasd to be transposed to the different keys, a very simple task, to fit with singer & pano.
################################################################## Am 24.08.2010 um 19:52 schrieb Richard: > The poem is sung by a person parting from a female lover by ship and > hoping to return to her. You may make any witticism you wish about > sopranos singing this song. I have a few. > > The introduction to theBärenreiter performing edition, based on the > New > Schubert Edition includes the following: > > "The .. song was given its first performance on 26 March, 1828... The > vocal part was taken by [Shubert's] friend, the tenor Ludwig Tietze, > accompanied by the composer and the celebrated horn player Josef > Rudolf > Lewy, who probably played an instrument with two valves." > > It was apparently a huge success, and another performance was given a > month later. An alternate part for cello instead of horn was probably > made by the cellist Josef Linke the following year for a benefit for a > Schubert memorial. I believe most on this list would decry use of that > part (as also the cello part for the Schumann Adagio &Allegro). > > Hans Pizka publishes editions in E, Eb, D and C, if memory serves me. > The horn parts look identical, but the piano and voice parts are > transposed down to accommodate tenors who can't quite get over the > head > break, baritones, bass-baritones and their benighted but well meaning > female counterparts. > > Richard Hirsh > > David Jewel wrote: > > According to the collected works publication it only says > "singstimme" which I > looked up and it means "singing voice" so although I am biased in > favor of > tenors, there is no indication that a soprano isn't appropriate > either. > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
