Johannes Brahms / Russell Adrian (arr.) Schicksalslied

Arrangement for chamber orchestra (arr. R. Adrian) op. 54, 1871/2017

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With his Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), inspired by a text by Friedrich Hölderlin, Brahms created a timeless piece of music with his personal interpretation of the idea of destiny. The work is impressive both in the concert hall and in a sacred space.

With the publication of this arrangement for chamber orchestra, smaller choirs, as well as choirs with more limited resources of space or finance, can now perform this work too. The scoring (for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, timpani, and strings) is identical with the chamber orchestra version of the German Requiem (Carus 27.055/50), so that the two works can easily be combined in a concert program. A trumpet and trombone can be added ad libitum. The choral parts match the original version, so that the vocal score and choral score from that version can be used.

Major choral work can also be performed by smaller choir
Wind and brass parts of the original version reduced to just seven single instruments
Vocal scores and chorus scores from the original version can be used.

Original Version	Arrangement for Chamber Orchestra
Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb	Coro SATB Fl, Ob, Clt, Fg, Cor, Tr ad lib., Trb ad lib, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb

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ENCORE Kammerchor
Dirigent: Matthias Rajczyk
L'arpa festante München

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Full score Carus 10.399/50, ISMN 979-0-007-18161-1 64 pages, DIN A4, paperback

Information for your performance Carus 10.399/51

Set of parts, complete orchestral parts, for hire, also available in digital form Carus 10.399/69, ISMN 979-0-007-19134-4 23 x 32 cm, without cover

Consisting of

1 x Set of parts, harmony parts, for hire, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, trumpet, trombone, timpani (10.399/59)

5 x Individual part, violin 1, for hire (10.399/61)

4 x Individual part, violin 2, for hire (10.399/62)

3 x Individual part, viola, for hire (10.399/63)

2 x Individual part, violoncello, for hire (10.399/64)

1 x Individual part, double bass, for hire (10.399/65)

Johannes Brahms: Song of Destiny, Vocal score Carus 10.399/03, ISMN 979-0-007-14515-6 32 pages, paperback

Johannes Brahms: Song of Destiny, Vocal score, XL in large print Carus 10.399/04, ISMN 979-0-007-24095-0 32 pages, DIN A4, paperback

Johannes Brahms: Song of Destiny, Choral score Carus 10.399/05, ISMN 979-0-007-16091-3 8 pages, DIN A4, without cover Minimum order quantity: 20 copies

Full score digital (download), pdf file Carus 10.399/50-010-000, ISMN 979-0-007-29936-1 64 pages, DIN A4

Set of parts digital (download), zip file, pdf file, harmony parts, for hire Carus 10.399/59-010-000

Set of parts digital (download), zip file, pdf file, complete orchestral parts, for hire Carus 10.399/69-010-000

Consisting of

1 x Set of parts digital (download), zip file, pdf file, harmony parts, for hire (10.399/59-010-000)

1 x Individual part digital (download), pdf file, violin 1, for hire (10.399/61-010-000)

1 x Individual part digital (download), pdf file, violin 2, for hire (10.399/62-010-000)

1 x Individual part digital (download), pdf file, viola, for hire (10.399/63-010-000)

1 x Individual part digital (download), pdf file, violoncello, for hire (10.399/64-010-000)

1 x Individual part digital (download), pdf file, double bass, for hire (10.399/65-010-000)

Johannes Brahms: Song of Destiny, Vocal score digital (download), pdf file Carus 10.399/03-010-000, ISMN 979-0-007-34678-2 32 pages

Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, Introductory text, german Carus 10.399/00-310-000

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Composer
Johannes Brahms
| 1833-1897

Johannes Brahms' study of musical tradition was of crucial importance to his output: he combined church modes, canonic technique, Baroque style and diction, Bach's counterpoint and Beethoven's thematic-motivic work with the harmonic and expressive achievements of Romanticism to form his own distinctive style. In this respect his choral songs and vocal quartets (e.g. the “Liebeslieder Waltzes” and “New Liebeslieder Waltzes”), often to folk song texts, in which a musical microcosm unfolds, are examplary. His “Deutsches Requiem”, available from Carus in several different versions, constitutes one of the most fascinating confessions of faith in the history of music. Personal details

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Russell Adrian

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... Mit Hilfe dieser Reduktion bekommen auch kleinere Chöre die Möglichkeit, dieses Werk aufzuführen ohne die Gefahr, von einem zu mächtigen Orchester überstrahlt zu werden.
Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik, 4/2020

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Frequent questions about this work

Can I also use the “normal” vocal score /03 and the choral score /05 from the full-scale version to sing the version presented here?

Yes, the vocal parts are absolutely identical, and therefore the vocal scores and choral scores are compatible with both versions.

Can the string parts of the original version (Carus 10.399/00) also be used for the arrangement?

Yes, the string parts in the arrangement have been taken over almost unchanged from the original version. Detailed information about the few changes in the string parts can be found in the foreword of the full score. However, we also offer the slighty altered string parts on loan with article number Carus 10.399/69.

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