Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht - High voice and piano

Hi all!

This is my setting of the Heine poem, "Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht." This poem was set by Johannes Brahms in 1884, included in his Op.96. I decided to set this poem during my first semester of college, studying vocal performance, because I was assigned Brahms' setting of the text but wasn't satisfied with his take on it (sacrilegious as that is). 

The playback isn't the best, seeing as it's just a MIDI export from musescore, but I'm going to try and record it myself when I get a chance.

I hope you enjoy!

Hi @mercurypickles,

The modulation fro Bb minor to its tritone major is absolutely daring choice!

On 12/6/2024 at 11:20 AM, mercurypickles said:

because I was assigned Brahms' setting of the text but wasn't satisfied with his take on it (sacrilegious as that is). 

Your texture looks Brahmsian here too!

I think in b.13 you can mark the music in Cb major to avoid the sharps.

Thx for sharing!

Henry

I hope you get a chance to do an actual recording of this!  The vocal midis always seem to be the least satisfying of all the midi instrumental fonts, we singers get neglected, but it should be much more emotionally nuanced with a real voice, and it's such a lovely text.  Thanks for sharing!