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HANS WERNER HENZE (1926–2012)Three Auden Songs (1983)
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This chapter studies songs for the tenor repertoire by Hans Werner Henze. Henze’s three songs, based on texts by the poet W. H. Auden, are a key example of his fastidious and beautifully-crafted vocal writing. Henze sets these three contrasting poems with utmost sensitivity. The fast-moving texts contain layers of subtlety, couched in a concise, freely chromatic musical language which sits easily in the voice. The settings build cumulatively in proportion and weight. A tiny, poignant tribute to a dead cat leads to a powerfully intuitive, four-verse portrait of the poet Arthur Rimbaud. This is followed by a substantial love song, full of tenderness and passion, yet controlled with consummate skill. The work is written in standard notation (without bar-lines) and should prove a rewarding vehicle for singers of relatively modest attainment as well as mature artists.
Title: HANS WERNER HENZE (1926–2012)Three Auden Songs (1983)
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This chapter studies songs for the tenor repertoire by Hans Werner Henze.
Henze’s three songs, based on texts by the poet W.
H.
Auden, are a key example of his fastidious and beautifully-crafted vocal writing.
Henze sets these three contrasting poems with utmost sensitivity.
The fast-moving texts contain layers of subtlety, couched in a concise, freely chromatic musical language which sits easily in the voice.
The settings build cumulatively in proportion and weight.
A tiny, poignant tribute to a dead cat leads to a powerfully intuitive, four-verse portrait of the poet Arthur Rimbaud.
This is followed by a substantial love song, full of tenderness and passion, yet controlled with consummate skill.
The work is written in standard notation (without bar-lines) and should prove a rewarding vehicle for singers of relatively modest attainment as well as mature artists.
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