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Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21

Arnold Schoenberg · 1874–1951 · Austrian-American
For voice, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano
Also known as Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds Pierrot lunaire · Three Times Seven Poems from Albert Giraud's Pierrot lunaire
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 34 min
Composed
1912
Era
20th century

Notes

Reciter (Sprechstimme) with flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (each doubling); 21 poems in three parts

About this work

  1. Mondestrunken
  2. Colombine
  3. Der Dandy
  4. Eine blasse Wäscherin
  5. Valse de Chopin
  6. Madonna
  7. Der kranke Mond
  8. Nacht (Passacaglia)
  9. Gebet an Pierrot
  10. Raub
  11. Rote Messe
  12. Galgenlied
  13. Enthauptung
  14. Die Kreuze
  15. Heimweh
  16. Gemeinheit
  17. Parodie
  18. Der Mondfleck
  19. Serenade
  20. Heimfahrt (Barcarole)
  21. O Alter Duft
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